Will Hurricane Debby Bring Severe Weather to New England?

If you have lived in New England for more than a few years, you have probably realized that we rarely have to worry about being hit by hurricanes and tropical storms.

The last time that a hurricane made landfall in Maine was 1969's Hurricane Gerda.

That being said, we do occasionally get hit by them. For example, we felt the effects of two major storms in 2023.

The 2024 Hurricane Season

In April, we told you that the 2024 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, was expected to be very active.

La Niña conditions will drive the abnormally active season.

Meteorologists are saying that we can expect as many as 23 named storms in 2024. It has been predicted that as many as seven could end up becoming major storms.

Hurricane Debby

According to CNN, Hurricane Debby is expected to come ashore as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday. Based on the track they have published, it appears the storm will come ashore just north of Tampa.

As of Monday morning, meteorologists predicted the storm would linger over the southeast for much of the week. As it crawls across that part of the country, it is expected to drop massive amounts of rain. This could lead to 'historic' flooding in some places.

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Will Hurricane Debby Affect New England?

While our local meteorologists have yet to weigh in on how the storm could potentially affect Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, it is likely that we will see heavy rainfall later this week.

WGME seems to indicate that Saturday will be wet for most of New England.

According to Weather.com, Central Maine will likely see significant rainfall on Friday and Saturday. The area will likely see several inches of rainfall between Friday and Saturday evening.

Southern Maine will see very similar conditions on Friday and Saturday.

New Hampshire will see significant rainfall between Friday and Sunday morning. In total, some areas could see over 2" of rainfall.

Boston will see rainfall from Friday through Sunday morning.

Martha's Vineyard will see significant rainfall throughout much of the week. Additionally, the island could see 30 MPH winds throughout the day on Saturday.

Of course, we are still several days away from being impacted by the hurricane, so things could change dramatically.

Clearly, if we do get slammed by nasty weather, please take appropriate precautions.

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