Wakulla County Florida Could Get 33 Inches of Rain

Debby lives on in the form of rain and part of Florida are feeling the brunt of it.

Reports say Wakulla County, Florida could get up to 33 inches of rain before it is over.  This is an advisory from Channel 27 WTXL and ABC affiliate in the area.

River levels are rising. The Sopchoppy River is already above tropical storm Faye's water level and water levels continue to rise.

There have also been reported occasional wind gusts up to forty miles an hour. This storm is very slow-moving.

One Crawfordville resident says today alone his rain gauge shows eighteen inches and that was back at 530 pm Monday. “We keep lots of canned vegetables on hand and water because the lights go out a lot you know down here this way when the wind blows like this so like I said it's been blowing rain all day,” explained Craige Goodman.

Goodman says as of Monday afternoon his family will not be evacuating but if the winds get stronger and they get an increased amount of standing water in the backyard they will reconsider. They also lost power for about an hour Monday afternoon.

We spoke with another resident and property owner who explained that one of his building's parking lots flooded over 5 inches in about 2 hours.

“We have outdoor lighting over here that shines up that's ground level and as a result of that when water got up to that level this man has advised me that I need to turn the electricity off because it will short out and somebody could be electrocuted because water is a conductor of electricity,” explained Harold Thurmond.

Thurmond is referring to a local electrician. He has since turned that electricity off to ensure his tenants' safety.

He explains that he has owned property since 1984 and has never seen flooding like this.

Thurmond is also getting sandbags from Wakulla County to place in front of his tenants' doors.

Officials say people who decide to evacuate low-lying areas should use extreme caution and should not cross flooded roadways. If you are not evacuating, you're urged to stay off the roads.

Numerous roads are under water and are several feet deep in some locations.

Officials say a flash flood emergency is in effect and you're advised that if you see rapidly rising water you should seek higher ground immediately.

Moon and Mars in Monday's Sky

If it's clear where you are tonight, look about one-third of the sky up from the southwest horizon. There you'll see a fat crescent moon, and a moderately bright yellow-orange "star" hovering well above and to its left.

But that's no star — it's a planet. It might be difficult to believe that it's the same object that less than four months ago shone some seven times brighter. It's Mars, which continues to recede from Earth and consequently continues to fade.

Currently the Red Planet is 129 million miles (208 million kilometers) away from Earth and shines at magnitude +0.8. That's still a fairly respectable brightness; on the list of the 21 brightest stars, Mars would currently rank 13th. Still, that's quite a comedown from early March, when Mars shone with a brilliance just a trifle less than that of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky.

The gap separating the moon from Mars tonight will be roughly equivalent to the width of your clenched fist held at arm's length, which measures about 10 degrees.  By Tuesday evening (June 26), the moon will have arrived at first quarter phase and will have shifted its position relative to Mars, hanging off to its lower left and at a similar distance compared to the previous night.

Mars is currently positioned against the dim stars of western Virgo and it's on its way toward a mid-August night sky rendezvous with the planet Saturn and the bluish star Spica. Take a good look at where Mars is right now.  About 25 degrees — two and a half fists — to its lower right is the bluish first magnitude star Regulus in Leo.

The moon can be a convenient benchmark to help you identify Mars early this week. On Wednesday evening, the moon will be within striking distance of Spica and Saturn. Yellow-white Saturn will be above bluish Spica and will appear somewhat brighter.  While Mars is a disappointment in a telescope, ringed Saturn now appears nearly three times bigger than Mars, offering a spectacular sight.

Google Tablet to Compete With Kindle Fire

It looks like a Google tablet will be announced in the next week.

The Google tablet will look to compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire. According to Gizmodo, Nexus 7 will be a 7-inch tablet with competitive pricing -- $199 for an 8GB version and $249 for a 16GB version. However, other sources report more aggressive pricing, such as $159 or $177.

By comparison, an 8GB Kindle Fire costs $199. While the tablet was a hot item during the holiday season, its popularity has been trending downward. A new version of the slate has been rumored for months, but nothing has appeared on the horizon yet. If a new model is introduced, pricing on the old model could sink to $149.

The Nexus 7, which appears to be similar to a tablet displayed by Asus at this year's Consumer Electronic show, will reportedly also have a 7-inch display with a slightly higher resolution than Fire's -- 1280 by 800 compared to the Amazon product's 1024 by 600.

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One day, a friend asked me about my dream. I said I didn't know. "Really?" he said. "That's too bad -- because I would've thought it was to be a writer."

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This is an eBook about a journey of becoming a writer. It's a guide to writing and publishing, including how to navigate the world of platform-building and getting your work noticed. Mostly, it's about believing in yourself. About the process of self-doubt we all go through and the declarations we make to do what were made to do.

Whether you realize it or not, you are a writer. You just need to write.

The Aftermath of Debby

Lots of rain, flooding and tornadic activity.

This is what Debby brought to various places on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

The surge was very strong, sunk a number of boats, destroyed many docks, flooded entire bays along some parts of the Gulf.