Rain will continue to soak Florida and neighboring states for the nextseveral days. Over an inch of rain will drench most of the Sunshine Statethrough Thursday, but a good portion of the peninsula will receive much morethan that.Rainfall totals will reach 4 to 8 inches over most of central and southernFlorida by late Thursday. However, part of the central east coast, includingDaytona Beach, Titusville and Palm Bay could get as much as 8 to 12 inches.
Here is a real eye opener for you. Between noon Monday and noon Tuesday,Melbourne had 4.56 inches of rain, and there is plenty more where that camefrom.
Story By AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Katie Storbeck.
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