Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Tropical Storm Debby

  • TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 27 (Reuters) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Debby moved out into the open Atlantic on Wednesday and rains finally eased over Florida but the state was struggling to clean up the soggy mess it left behind.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • MIAMI — After pounding Florida with relentless rain for four days, slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby traveled out of the state near Jacksonville on Wednesday morning, leaving behind a soggy trail of damaged homes, beaches and roads.
  • (New York Times)
  • An anonymous high-flying kitesurfer in Florida used approaching Tropical Storm Debby has become an unwitting viral celebrity after a video showing him soaring over a pier was posted to YouTube.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • Before Tropical Storm Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression, it had dumped about two feet of rain on parts of the Florida Panhandle — causing widespread flooding. On Tuesday, Governor Rick Scott visited coastal Wakulla County.
  • (NPR News)
  • As Tropical Storm Debby threatened Floridas Gulf coast over the weekend, one adventurous kite surfer took to the sea to take advantage of the rad winds and waves.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Clark and Judy Brickley knew it was time to leave their lakeside single-wide mobile home on Sunday when water started to lap at their front porch, some 3 feet above the ground.
  • (St. Petersburg Times)
  • The National Hurricane Center downgraded Debby from a tropical storm to a tropical depression Tuesday night as it slogged across northern Florida toward the Atlantic coast. Debbys maximum sustained winds early Wednesday were near 35 mph.
  • (USA Today)
  • As waves, wind and water swallowed Sand Key beach Saturday, Alan Scott and Kim Keene watched their dream wedding wash away at the hands of Tropical Storm Debby. They needed another plan — and fast. The couple from Peoria, Ill.
  • (St. Petersburg Times)
  • FEMA contractors are needed in Florida as Tropical Storm Debby lashes the state with heavy rain, wind, and tornadoes. This slow moving system has dumped rain on the state since forming on June 23rd, causing massive flood and wind damage along the Gulf coast.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • HOUSTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday had restarted nearly all output shut because of Tropical Storm Debby as the weakened storms remnants moved out into the Atlantic Ocean after soaking parts of Florida.
  • (Reuters India)

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