Debby ripped Florida with heavy rain and strong gusts this week, threatening catastrophic downpours and flooding before heading into the southeast United States.
The storm will continue to affect sections of the east and southeast of the United States in the coming days.
It could deliver up to 600mm (23in) of rain to the Carolinas, which is roughly half the annual normal.
However, later in the week, it will gradually weaken and begin to fall apart.
Even so, it will have an impact on UK weather, potentially contributing to temperatures reaching their highest point this year.
The storm will not have an impact on the UK, but Debby’s influence will be factored into the medium-term forecast, according to the Met Office.
Debby will not make landfall in the United Kingdom, but its system and leftovers will have an impact on the strength and form of the jet stream, which frequently plays a role in UK weather.
According to Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Nick Silkstone, Debbie in North America will help to strengthen and deviate the jet stream, causing this ribbon of air to migrate further south.
“This southerly dip in the jet stream will most certainly be throughout the mid-Atlantic this weekend and early next week, permitting southwesterly.
