
Tropical Storm Debby was a
weak but costly
tropical cyclone that affected the
Lesser
Antilles in September 1994. It was the fourth
named tropical storm of the
1994 Atlantic hurricane season;
it developed on September 9 east of Barbados. Debby made
landfall on
Saint Lucia
early on September 10, producing heavy rainfall and tropical storm-force
wind gusts. The rains caused flooding and landslides, damaging about half of
the island's banana plantations. Several villages were isolated after roads and
bridges were damaged. Damage totaled about $103 million (1994
USD). On nearby Dominica, Debby damaged
crops and fisheries.
While Debby was crossing Saint
Lucia, its strongest thunderstorms were located north and east of the center
due to
wind shear.
A station in
Martinique reported hurricane-force winds, and about
20,000 people on the island lost power. After entering the eastern
Caribbean Sea, Debby attained peak winds of 70 mph (110 km/h),
although continued wind shear caused the storm to dissipate on
September 11. In Puerto Rico, one person died due to high waves. The storm
caused power outages and flooding in the Dominican Republic. Throughout its
path, Debby killed nine people.
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