Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs ShareTropical storm warning extended ahead of Debby’s arrivalPatrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.A huge area of the coastal southeastern United States is under a warning of extreme, potentially life-threatening weather today.The National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. ET update that the area covered by a tropical storm warning had been extended southward to St. Augustine, Florida, from South Santee, South Carolina.A hurricane warning in place along Florida’s Big Bend, from Yankeetown to Indian Pass. The warning means “preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,” the NHC said. A storm surge watch is in effect from Englewood northward to Longboat Key on the Florida coast. ShareBig Bend county under nightly curfew as storm draws closerPatrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.Law enforcement officials in Taylor County, in Florida’s coastal Big Bend region, have enforced a curfew from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. ahead of fierce winds and heavy rain expected from Hurricane Debby.The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office said in an update on Facebook last night that between 10 and 15 inches of rain was expected in a short amount of time, leading to flash flooding and a storm surge of up to 10 feet.Evacuation was not mandatory, he said, but highly encouraged.”We’re going to set a curfew for the next two nights, from 9pm to 7am so what we want you to do is stay out of the roads, get ready, get hunkered down, get to a shelter, wherever you’re going to be,” Sheriff Wayne Padgett said in a video message.”Stay off the roads, literally. Don’t leave … If we catch you, I will put you in jail, I promise you that.”ShareFlorida braced for possible tornadoes as Debby loomsPatrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.Florida could see some tornadoes as a result of the huge weather system brought by Debby today, the National Hurricane Center said.”Occasional/brief tornadic spin-ups remain likely over the next several hours,” the center said in an update late last night, alongside a map that shows Tampa Bay in the area of greatest risk. ShareSatellite images show Debbie approach last nightThis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image taken at 11:11 p.m. ET on last night shows Hurricane Debby approaching Florida.NOAA via APShareTropical Storm Debby set to slam Florida Reporting from Horseshoe Beach, FloridaIn Florida, residents are stacking sandbags and boarding up windows as Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen rapidly before making landfall. Heavy rains have already begun and evacuations have been ordered in some areas. States of emergency are also in effect for Georgia and South Carolina. NBC News’ Marissa Parra reports on the storm.
