Hurricane Debby

The aid is available to residents and business owners in Sarasota and Manatee counties at DisasterAssistance.gov, or 800-621-FEMA (3362).

The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Despite widespread flooding, it said the location of the storm’s landfall prevented more extensive wind damage.

Debby’s last day over the U.S. before blowing into Canada Saturday inundated south-central New York and north-central Pennsylvania with rain, prompting evacuations and rescues by helicopter.

Hurricane weary residents work to clean up and rebuild as Debby leaves a trial of floods and storm damage from Florida, and up the Atlantic seaboard.

Rescue teams say people should never drive through flooded streets.

Free health care is being offered for those affected by Hurricane Debby.

The National Hurricane Center says Debby came ashore early Thursday near Bulls Bay, South Carolina. The storm is expected to keep moving inland, spreading heavy rain and possible flooding all the way up through the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast by the weekend.

Debby barreled into the Panhandle Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, leaving widespread power outages in its wake. Officials are urging patience as crews work to turn the lights back on.

As Floridians, especially across North Florida, clean up after Hurricane Debby dragged through the area, heat returns and there are still chances for a hyperactive hurricane season. CSU released an update to their forecast and it calls for up to 23 named storms.

Debby, which came ashore in Florida as a minimal Category 1 hurricane, has flooded low-lying communities and left thousands without power in places as far away as Ohio and New York City.

The mission officially started this week with 12 vehicles stationed in six operational areas identified by NOAA as having a high probability of intercepting a storm.