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Tropical Strom Debby forecast changes

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BySUZETTE LABOY,
Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center is changing the tropical storm warning area along the Gulf coast as Debby meanders near Florida.

The tropical storm warning area shifted farther south Monday to encompass much of Florida's Gulf coast.

[WALB meteorologist Chris Zelman says that Georgians living east of a line from Thomasville to Douglas can expect heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours. He says the storm has moved further east than was originally predicted.]

Even though Debby has weakened slightly and now has top sustained winds of 45 mph, it is drenching the state with rain and has caused flooding.

The storm is about 75 miles south of Apalachicola and is moving northeast at 3 mph.

An isolated tornado from the storm killed one person and authorities are continuing to look for another person who disappeared in the surf in Alabama.

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