Where did Hurricane Debby make landfall in Florida?

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STEINHATCHEE, Fla. - Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida's Big Bend Region on Monday morning, bringing life-threatening storm surge along the way. 

Air Force Hurricane Hunters and radar from Tallahassee show that Debby struck land around 7 a.m. EDT near Steinhatchee, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The hurricane came ashore as a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. 

Debby later weakened into a tropical storm at 11 a.m., just four hours after it made landfall. 

Where is Steinhatchee in Florida?

Steinhatchee is a Gulf coastal community located in southern Taylor county, part of Florida's Big Bend region.