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Florida, Georgia praised for evacuation plans (Sun-Sentinel)
WASHINGTON Public health officials from Florida and Georgia won praise Wednesday from a Senate panel trying to establish a better system for getting the elderly to safety before a hurricane hits.

Tammy Hugs Coastline; Could Become Weak Hurricane (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
The latest projected path of Tropical Storm Tammy shows the storm continuing to hug the Florida coastline Wednesday, possibly making landfall in Georgia or even South Carolina as a weak hurricane, according to Local 6 meteorologist Larry Mowry.

Tropical Storm Tammy plows into Florida (RedNova)
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Tammy, the 19th storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, came ashore in northern Florida on Wednesday and brought heavy rain and high waves to parts of the U.S.

Tropical Storm Tammy plows into Florida (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Tammy, the 19th storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, came ashore in northern Florida on Wednesday and brought heavy rain and high waves to parts of the U.S. Southeast coast.

Hurricane Evacuees Boost Hotels' Profits (Washington Post)
At this time of year, Jay Poole's two low-budget hotels along the Florida Panhandle are usually about half full. But with hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees needing shelter in recent weeks and possibly for months to come, his hotels have been nearly sold out.

Tropical Storm Tammy strengthens off Florida coast (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Tammy, the 19th storm of an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, raced along the Florida coast on Wednesday and brought heavy rain and high waves to parts of the U.S. Southeast coast.

Florida's oyster beds hit hard (Miami Herald)
Mother Nature continues her assault on the Gulf of Mexico oyster industry. Red tide, hurricanes and the subsequent fuel cost increases threaten the availability and cost of the popular bivalves in Florida, a trend that's beginning to surface for some dealers and restaurateurs. Some warn of potential oyster shortages in the next few weeks as the impact of Hurricane Rita becomes clear and oyster

Tammy drenches Southeast, but won't become hurricane (Salt Lake Tribune)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Tropical Storm Tammy skirted the Florida coast Wednesday before sending heavy rain and gusty winds north. Tammy formed just off Florida's east coast early Wednesday, dropping rain into north Florida and soaking parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Its winds strengthened from 45 to 50 mph Wednesday afternoon, but Robbie Berg, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane

Mobile Mini using Florida location to serve hurricane-ravaged areas (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Mobile Mini Inc. is developing a new branch in Pensacola, its sixth branch in the state of Florida.

2 New Tropical Systems Threaten Florida (WESH via Yahoo! News)
Even though Tammy has left the area, two new tropical systems may soon threaten Central Florida.