Tropical Storm Debby May Not Reach U.S.
Friday, August 25th, 2006 Catastrophe PropertyTropical Storm Debby was expected to slowly strengthen in the open Atlantic, while another system north of Venezuela verged on becoming a named storm. At 11 a.m. EDT, Debby had top sustained winds near 50 mph, well below the 74 mph threshold for a hurricane. It was centered about 955 miles west-northwest of the Cape Verde islands, which are about 350 miles off the African coast. Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.
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