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Miles an hour and several inches of rain, this storm will be felt across a broad area. >> let's check in with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and diana. we are tracking our first tropical storm of the season here, tropical storm andrea. winds fairly negligible with this storm. as far as impacts go, we'll see some soaking rainfall, though. it will move north and eastward. moving over northern florida late afternoon into the evening. rain will come down in buckets. cities like tampa, orlando, jacksonville. watch out for flooding. from there, andrea ...

Chicagoans have vacation homes, all the folks there can see is just water and sandbags. forecasters say swollen rivers in the area aren't expected to recede for several more days. >> in clarksville, missouri, where there are no flood walls or levees, forecast of more heavy rain isn't helping. flooding is as high as street signs in some spots. volunteers are stacking sandbags as fast as they can, but it may be a losing battle. >> businesses are already closed. it will be a long time before we totally recover. >> at least three people are known to have died in the latest round of flooding. >> wh...

Seeing soaking rainfall. two bands in particular. one that is just off to the west of mobile, alabama. and one that is hugging the louisiana/mississippi border. that's where the rain is heaviest and will continue to be most through the next 6 to 12 hours. going forward. getting to the end game. isaac will weaken. make a bit more in northwesterly progress, 24 hours. and swing, further northward, eastward. into the midwest. ohio valley. so missouri in particular going to see rainfall, some heavy rainfall, going a long way toward denting the drought. and localized flash flooding, too much of a go...

Outside of new orleans. a sparsely poppopulated area th. people used boats to help get to higher ground. and one man, to hang on to his dogs managed to get to safety. good news. and inundating the area with floodwater also now getting reports they're going to have to intentionally breach the -- levee to relieve pressure. that could be a big development throughout today. >> and isaac may have spun off several tornados in mississippi. several buildings in gulfport, including a home that was under construction, are now completely leveled. high water from the storm surge shut down much of the gulf...

Update from accuweather, meteorologist jim dickey, good morning, jim. >> good morning, rob, paula. debby crawling eastward as we head through the morning hours. bringing soaking rainfall to northern florida. many spots have already seen over a foot of rain from this storm. we'll put 4 to 8 inches on top of that in the jacksonville area alone. significant flooding continues to be a big-time concern here. good news is, picking up steam. as we head through the day, tracks its way back out over open waters, and spreads its way north and eastward away from land as we head into the holiday weekend. ...