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Tropical Storm Fay is churning off the east coast of Florida and continuing to dump heavy rain on portions of east and central Florida.
The storm was expected to make its third landfall in Florida, this time possibly in the Jacksonville-Daytona Beach area.
As much as 22 inches fell in some areas northwest of Melbourne. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, the storm is just off the coast of central Florida about 20 miles east-southeast of Daytona Beach, said Bay News 9 meteorologist Juli Marquez.
By early Thursday, Fay had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph, but it had moved very little.
Storm tides of one to three feet above normal are possible along the Florida's east coast, to the north of the center of Fay, the hurricane center said, adding that isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of northeastern Florida and southeast Georgia.
Forecasters predict that some isolated areas could see close to 30 inches of rainfall.
Hernando and Citrus counties are under flood watches until Friday evening.
The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday afternoon that it was moving several ships and aircraft in anticipation of Fay's arrival in northeast Florida. Naval Air Station Jacksonville has evacuated 24 P-3 Orion aircraft to bases in Maine and Ohio.
On the southeast coast of Florida, Fay flooded hundreds of homes in St. Lucie County, and close to 8,000 across the region, authorities said. Rescuers were using airboats and other means Wednesday to pick up stranded residents.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has asked President Bush to declare an emergency in the state to free up federal funding.
The storm "is producing historic flooding across a large portion of Brevard County," Crist wrote in a letter to Bush. "Fay has and will continue to produce copious amounts of rain over a large portion of northeast Florida as the storm turns westward on August 21.'
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Comment by Jeff on August 21, 2008, 2:57 pm
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I have family in Melbourne. They've had constant pouring rain for 2 days. Quite a mess.
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