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>> reporter: ali, you know, these rain squalls, these outer bands, they come and go very quickly. and they are very fierce and strong when they start to pour down on us. i think we're about to get another one right now. that wind is picking up. we're seeing palms falling off of trees here. just a reminder there is a category 2 hurricane still out there. i mane, thethere. on the other hand, residents here are still breathing a sigh of relief as they remain vigilant. the tropical storm warning is still in effect here. that hurricane watch here at least in palm beach has been canceled. that storm...

Coastal areas like where you're at. as of now roughly 14 hupp hundred people in shelters in martin county. what are the reports about what we're hearing about some of the shelters closing later today mat more do we know about that? >> reporter: hi there, craig. first of all, you can see that choppy surf behind me much like you've been experiencing today. we're starting to see some of those rain squalls. we're just getting a little bit of rain here, kind of sustained winds throughout the morning. but with those evacuations, 1400 people according to martin county authorities spent the night in s...

35 inches of rain. caused about $5 billion in damage. this will be a storm that has widespread flooding all across the houston area, again, unfortunately, a lot of floods we have seen the last couple years have been training thunderstorms have been going across the area and caused localized flooding in couple neighborhoods. this is going to be a widespread flooding event eventually towards houston as well. todd: let's bring in griff jenkins like we said live from houston. griff, it does look like it's getting a lot worse rainwise where you are. >> that's right, guys. we're just starting to see...

craft bobbing in the water there. not going anywhere today. most of the entire central and north part of the state is right now under a tornado watch, not a warning but a watch. a good indication of just the breadth of this storm, tropical storm debby and how far its reach. from tornadoes to water spouts to flooding in the tampa area, to the one death in venus, florida, reported so far. heavy rainfall. maybe up to 20 or 25 inches before all is said and done. we're going to continue to get pounded for at least the next couple of days. soledad? >> you'll be in the middle of it. john, t...

Come on shore here or a little farther north. around midnight tonight. but before that, certainly dinner time and thereafter, very strong wind gusts over 40, 50 miles per hour with the rain squalls, wrapping into a very drought-stricken area. in fact the worst drought in the country is across northern florida, georgia has the worst drought of any state. so we'll take the rain. there may be some localized flooding there may be some sporadic power outages but we don't expect beryl to strengthen any more between now and then as it leaves the gulfstream, the warmer waters in the 80s and sheds over...