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Tropical Storm Debby

Posted Aug23, 2006 at 01:08 AM

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Late Tuesday night, Tropical Depression 4 in far eastern Atlantic was upgraded to Tropical Storm Debby, with 40 mph sustained winds. Early odds favor Debby staying well east of the United States, and whether it will become the season's first hurricane is very much in question, as it will be fighting some stiff upper-level winds out of the south that could shear its top off. Oddly, it might be more of a threat to the U.S. if it does get sheared off, as its remnants could drift west and possibly regenerate somewhere closer to the U.S. A more well-developed tropical storm or hurricane would more likely get caught up in the upper-level flow from the south and stay out to sea.

In any event, Debby is more than a week from any potential U.S. impact, however slim the chance. Follow the latest on Debby on the National Hurricane Center web site.

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