Florida slammed by Tropical Storm Debby, residents cope with flooding and rain
Torrential rains and storm surge from Tropical Storm Debby, which has remained nearly stationary off the Gulf Coast of Florida, may produce significant inland flooding over the next couple of days, reported the NOAA’s National Weather Services. While the storm is predicted to reach the Florida panhandle by Thursday, residents struggle to protect their homes and businesses as rain and winds continue to pelt the coastline.
- A worker begins the process of removing material torn from nearby buildings in Pass-A-Grille Beach, damaged by what residents describe as a tornado, as high winds and storm surge associated with Tropical Storm Debby continue to affect the area in Florida. (Brian Blanco/Reuters photo)
- Manager Jeff Higgins, of the Gulf Drive Cafe, inspects damage to his restaurant as a storm surge and high winds associated with Tropical Storm Debby batter Bradenton Beach, Florida. (Brian Blanco/Reuters photo)
- Mike Cook, of Bradenton, and his son Justin, 7, walk out to check out the waves on the Gulf of Mexico as storm surge and high winds associated with Tropical Storm Debby batter Bradenton Beach, Florida. (Brian Blanco/Reuters photo)
- Kathy Bee walks by a collapsed pool enclosure in Winter Park, Florida, carrying a freshly-brewed pot of coffee to a neighbor that lost power after a squall line from Tropical Storm Debby caused damage to the area. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/)
- Boats slam against a pier after breaking free from their moorings as a storm surge and high winds from Tropical Storm Debby batter Bradenton Beach, Florida. The National Hurricane Center expects Debby to make landfall on Thursday in the Florida Panhandle as a tropical storm, but warns that forecasts remain uncertain. (Brian Blanco/Reuters photo)
- Structural damage is seen on a street in Pass-A-Grille Beach, damaged on Sunday night by what residents describe as a tornado, as high winds and storm surge associated with Tropical Storm Debby continue to affect the area in Florida. (Brian Blanco/Reuters Photo)
- Several boats crashed into the Bridge Street Pier during Tropical Storm Debby, leaving at least one family with no place to live in Manatee County, Florida. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/Bradenton Herald)
- Reed Frost, from Bradenton Beach, attempts to bail out his flooded boat as a storm surge and high winds from Tropical Storm Debby batter Bradenton Beach. (Brian Blanco/Reuters photo)
- Mark Taylor, an employee with Manatee County Parks and Recreation, became stuck while cleaning the sand on Manatee Public Beach after Tropical Storm Debby, passed over Manatee County, Florida. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/Bradenton Herald)
- A sailboat that broke free from its anchor during Tropical Storm Debby batters against the Bridge Street Pier next to a sinking boat in Manatee County, Florida. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/Bradenton Herald)
- Patrick Baroody reacts to the rain squalls at the end of Mashes Sands Road in Panacea. Tropical Storm Debby dumped heavy rain over parts of Florida on Monday as it idled in the northern Gulf of Mexico, threatening to bring flooding and tornadoes.(Phil Sears/Reuters photo)
- A large banyan tree uprooted by Tropical Storm Debby lies near Manatee Avenue at Perico Island in Florida. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/Bradenton Herald)
- A sailboat drifts in the water near the Bridge Street Pier, damaged by Tropical Storm Debby in Manatee County, Florida. (Tiffany Tompkins-Condie/Bradenton Herald)
- Angela Kelly, along with her sons Ethan, 3, and Alex, 6, walk through their neighborhood inspecting the flooding as high winds and rain associated with Tropical Storm Debby continue to affect the area in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Brian Blanco/Reuters photo)
- Matt Smeaton (C), 14, joins friends as they float down a closed six-lane road as floodwater associated with Tropical Storm Debby rises around them in New Port Richey, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- With the rain falling around them, business owners use a small boat to check on the status of the water inside their store as floodwater associated with Tropical Storm Debby rises in New Port Richey, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- Tony Kiriwas leaves a note in the flooded office of his auto sales shop as floodwater associated with Tropical Storm Debby rises around him in New Port Richey, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- Doreen Mylin, owner of the Magic Manatee Marina, pauses to inspect the damage as the water associated with Tropical Storm Debby rises and floods her business in Homosassa, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- Doreen Mylin, owner of the Magic Manatee Marina, inspects the damage as the water associated with Tropical Storm Debby rises and floods her business in Homosassa, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- Eric Mylin and his girlfriend Misty Burk walk through his flooded business, the Magic Manatee Marina, as they inspect the damage caused by water associated with Tropical Storm Debby in Homosassa, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- Refusing to evacuate despite over a foot of water inside her home, Georgia Brown inspects the damage in her living room caused by floodwater associated with Tropical Storm Debby in New Port Richey, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- Bob Darr (L) pulls out his shovels to make room in his trunk, allowing an inmate from the Florida Department of Corrections to load sandbags into his car as he prepares to fight back the rising water associated with Tropical Storm Debby in Homosassa, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
- Mike Shoemaker (R), manager of the Nature’s Resort RV Park, joins residents as they unload sandbags together to protect the park’s bar and hold back rising floodwaters associated with Tropical Storm Debby in Crystal River, Florida, June 26, 2012. (Brian Blanco/Reuters)
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Tropical Storm Debby brings more rain to flooded Florida
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Debby weakened as it drifted slowly eastward over Florida on Tuesday and threatened to dump more rain on already flooded areas.
After stalling in the Gulf of Mexico, the storm was finally moving but was expected to take two more days to finish its wet slog across Florida.
“We will have sunshine for the weekend but a lot of wet ground,” said Bryan Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Nearly 20 inches of rain has fallen in two days on Wakulla County, a Gulf Coast county famed for its natural springs. Roads were under water in many parts of the surrounding “Big Bend” area where the Florida Panhandle meets the peninsula.
Parts of Interstate 10 were closed between the capital, Tallahassee, and the Atlantic coast city of Jacksonville. The storm left 29,000 people without power across the central and northern parts of the state, emergency managers said.
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Debby could bring another 4 to 8 inches of rain and possibly tornadoes to north Florida and southeast Georgia in the next two days.
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