>> is misery tonight in florida . tropical storm debby is finally gone officially, but the damage and the mess left behind are extreme. weather channel meteorologist jim cantore still on the scene and is with us again tonight. hey, jim, good evening.
>> reporter: hey, brian forecasts one extreme right to another. you can see a lot of floodwaters remain behind me here. trucks and buildings still submerged. here is the latest we've got. four confirmed dead now from tropical storm debby . 6,000 homes in 17 counties without power. hundreds of roads in north central florida are under water at this time. interstate 10 , which has been closed since monday morning at 9:00 a.m . may reopen tomorrow morning . that is a tremendous time for an interstate to be closed. that's because the water is simply not going away here. 300 people had to be evacuated today from several counties in northern florida . many people tried to venture out. they have been in their homes a couple of days now and had to be rescued because they ran into floodwater that was way too deep. the rivers are expected to crest next month, brian. this is a very flat area. it's going to take a long time for water to get in the rivers. once those rivers do crest, they will recede slowly, possibly toward the end of next month. for the next extreme, we will talk about extreme heat. we're talking several days of 100 degrees or better across at least two-thirds of this country.
>> jim, we're thinking of them down there tonight, too. jim cantore , live oak , florida . thanks.
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