Tropical Storm Debby Still Soaking Florida

Northern part of the state can expect lots more rain
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 26, 2012 1:40 PM CDT
Tropical Storm Debby Still Soaking Florida
An abandoned truck sits stuck in high water in Jacksonville, Fla.   (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Kelly Jordan)

Tropical Storm Debby is weakening and just barely keeping her name with winds about 40mph, but she's still not done with Florida, reports AP. Some areas could get about 2 feet of rain before Debby finally heads out into the Atlantic on Thursday, though most of northern Florida and southeast Georgia can expect 4 to 10 inches. Portions of Interstate 10 have been closed, and CNN says about 2,000 people along the Cotee River in Pasco County are under mandatory evacuation orders. The death toll stands at one, and authorities at an animal shelter in Sarke say four puppies and a dog drowned when the shelter flooded. (More Tropical Storm Debby stories.)

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