OCALA, Fla. (June 26, 2012) – A number of city streets remained closed this morning, but crews will continue to evaluate them throughout the day. As of 8 a.m. this morning, the following streets were closed: NE 39th Avenue, north of Bonnie Heath Boulevard. Heritage Hills: NE 4th Street at …

The Florida Highway Patrol says additional sections of Interstate 10 could be closed at any time because of flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.   This picture was taken by FHP Captain Keith Gaston one mile east of U.S. 41, from the westbound lane looking at the eastbound lane.

Tuesday morning Debby began drifting eastward, after spending all of Monday parked off the coast of Apalachicola and bringing heavy rainfall across the Florida Panhandle as far east as Suwannee County.  Wakulla County received more than a foot of rain Monday afternoon, and Tuesday morning brought a report of 3 …

From University of Florida Meteorologist Jeff Huffman More detail at www.gatorweather.com SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING OCCURING NOW FROM T.S. DEBBY NEAR I-10 CORRIDOR Axis of heaviest rain expected to shift south into N-Central Florida today and tonight. Widespread flash flooding has occurred overnight in Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton, Nassau, …

Because of the conditions Tropical Storm Debby is creating, roads or portions of roads are being closed in many parts of the state.  For a state map of roads, link to www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/traffic/ and select the region of the state you are concerned about.   A long listing of road closings will …

Tropical Storm Debby has brought a high risk of rip tides throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast, localized beach erosion, and may have a devastating impact on sea turtle nests.  Experts say the nesting season was one of the best ever in Southwest Florida before Debby, which may have drowned or washed …

Florida Public Radio Florida Governor Rick Scott says the state of Florida is in a level 1 state of emergency.  The governor and Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon held a media briefing earlier today.  Here are some of the highlights: [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPGovernorbriefing.mp3]

With Tropical Storm Debby hovering in the Gulf, large portions of Florida are seeing heavy rainfall.  The National Hurricane Center predicts total rainfall over several days could be 10-15 inches over the eastern Panhandle and northern Florida, with isolated amounts of up to 25 inches.  In this video (courtesy WFLA-TV) …

From City of Ocala Public Information Office As the community continues to battle with the effects of Tropical Storm Debby, City of Ocala crews have been working through the night responding to power outages and flood reports. A sandbagging operation has been started at Tuscawilla Park at the 800 block …

From Bradford County Emergency Management Due to the large amount of local rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby, areas in the City of Starke and Bradford County are experiencing flooding concerns. This includes properties along Alligator Creek, N Water Street, areas of Griffis Loop, NE 14 Avenue off CR230, and US301 remains …