Tropical Storm Debby, was the fourth named storm of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. Debby lasted only two days, reaching peak winds of 70 mph before being sheared apart on September 11. Despite the short duration, however, the heavy rains and gusty winds from Debby managed to cause nine deaths.
A tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa on September 4 and moved across the central Atlantic without development. As the disturbance moved westw...
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Tropical Storm Debby, was the fourth named storm of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. Debby lasted only two days, reaching peak winds of 70 mph before being sheared apart on September 11. Despite the short duration, however, the heavy rains and gusty winds from Debby managed to cause nine deaths.
A tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa on September 4 and moved across the central Atlantic without development. As the disturbance moved westward, Hurricane Hunter aircraft flew in the storm and reported winds between 50 to 60 knots (60 to 70 mph) and 50 knot winds at the surface. The data from the planes, satellite data and ship reports indicated that the disturbance had organized into Tropical Storm Debby on September 9. In post storm analysis, officials at the National Hurricane Center revealed that 18 hours before Debby was named, the storm had attained tropical depression status.
Debby then moved westward where it encountered strong wind shear which prevented the storm from...
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