LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tornadoes spawned by Debby have leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person.
At least three tornadoes fueled by the tropical system were reported overnight in North Carolina. Perhaps the worst has been in Lucama, a small town about 40 miles east of Raleigh. A person was found dead in a home damaged by the tornado. Other residents recounted hunkering down in their homes as the tornado ripped through overnight. Businesses about 100 miles away in the small town of Bladenboro flooded from heavy rains from Debby.
Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Charleston and Savannah, Georgia, took the first blow, with up to a foot of rain falling along the coast between the two cities in just over 24 hours.
Some residents of southeast Georgia were warned to brace for additional flooding Thursday even after Debby had cleared out for the Carolinas, …