One killed in tornadoes as Tropical Storm Debby hits North Carolina
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6PV6P)
Storm system brings heavy rain and flooding to Carolinas after making first landfall in Florida
Tornadoes spawned by Tropical Storm Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early on Thursday, as the system dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across North and South Carolina.
It only took 15 seconds for a tornado to devastate Genesis Cooper's home in Lucama, North Carolina, a small town about 40 miles (64km) east of Raleigh. He almost slept through it - if not for an alert on his wife's phone.
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