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Posted: 7:06 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012

High temps bringing relief to flood victims

By Andrew Greenstein

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —

The First Coast is going to turn into a sauna this weekend, with temperatures soaring to over 100 degrees tomorrow and Sunday.

AccuWeather's Heather Zehr says that will be good news for places trying to dry out from Tropical Storm Debby.

"Fortunately, our dew points are not all that high, so our humidity level isn't that high to start with," she says.  "That will help out with the evaporation process as well."

And for areas along the St. Marys River, that can't come at a moment too soon.

"Right now, it's under about six to seven feet of water," says Chris McLauchlin.  "You might say we lost everything, but we're surviving."

He told Channel Four his home is essentially a total loss after being submerged in flood waters.

He and his family are forced to flee to a shelter in Suwannee County.

Sheriff Tony Cameron says his department had to do over 300 water rescues this week.

"We went in by boat and by deep water vehicles and brought people out, put them in shelters," he says.

Closer to home, Black Creek in Clay County is currently at just over 18 feet.

That's two feet above flood stage.

Statewide, Tropical Storm Debby is responsible for at least seven deaths.

 
 
 

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