"It will take a while for pertinent analysis to be conducted, " FBI spokeswoman Debby Weierman said.
Debby had maximum sustained winds at 50 mph and was likely to strengthen further, the center said.
Debby finally blew ashore Tuesday afternoon near Steinhatchee in the Big Bend area, the crook of Florida's elbow.
" Says Schafer of Nevins, "One of the things I love about Debby is that I totally trust her instincts.
"I think it was probably the start of healing for the community, " Debby Goss, a Shawnee, Oklahoma, resident, said about the prayer service.
Yates thanked her husband and family for their love and support and thanked her "dear friend Debby for our special friendship, " said Parnham.
Tropical Storm Debby formed Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said, making it the first named storm in the Gulf of Mexico this season.
The last was Tropical Storm Debby, which flooded Florida.
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The Order of the Bath goes to Debby Reynolds, the government's former chief vet, who led efforts to deal with this year's outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease and avian flu.
Witness Debby Marak told the Associated Press news agency that she had seen smoke coming from the area near the plant and had driven over to see what was happening.
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"A slow northward motion is expected tonight, followed by a westward turn on Sunday" and then Debby's center should move over the northern Gulf over the next few days, the center added.
"I think I understand a little better how people feel in other countries that go through this, " said Debby Singh, 39, who had huddled in her Watertown apartment as authorities combed the area in search of the suspected bomber.
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The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Debby beginning on June 23, 2012, and continuing.
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