RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Debby spawned five confirmed tornadoes so far Thursday -- and that doesn't include one twister Wednesday.
They were:
Wednesday
- Harrells, NC (Sampson County) 2:03 p.m.
Thursday
- Lucama (Wilson County) 2:17 a.m.
- Spring Hope (Franklin County) 8:13 a.m.
- Kittrell (Franklin County into Vance County) 3:45 p.m.
- Bunn to Louisburg (Franklin County) 4 p.m.
- Epsom (Franklin County to southern Vance County) 6:56 p.m.
Debby, which entered North Carolina as a tropical storm but has since weakened into a tropical depression, continued to slam central North Carolina.
Tornadoes caused some extensive damage to multiple buildings and killed a man.
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A tornado watch remains in effect until 7 a.m. Friday. A flood watch is also in effect through Friday evening.
As of 10:45 p.m., nearly 28,000 people across the state remained without power.
In the 11 p.m., update, Debby remained a tropical depression with sustained winds of 30 mph and was heading full steam into Virginia moving north-northeast at 26 mph. Tornado threats remain overnight from eastern North Carolina into Virginia and Maryland. On Friday, the tornado threats will mostly be for parts of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and southeast New York.
As for the ABC11 viewing area, skies should be clearing by Friday afternoon and evening with highs in the mid-80s. Saturday brings a mix of clouds and sun with temperatures around 90 and a chance for storms.
