Story highlights Debby, now a tropical depression, moves inland across Florida 
 
 Heavy rain sweeps over low-lying coastal flats 
 
 The Suwannee River is forecast to rise 22 feet in one day 
 
 Flooding prompts the closure of parts of Interstate 10 
 
 Tropical Storm Debby shriveled to a tropical depression after hitting Florida on Tuesday, but it still packed heavy rains that threatened to worsen flooding along the Gulf Coast and inland towns, forecasters reported. Debby was weakening and had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph, barely a tropical storm. It was centered about 50 miles west of Gainesville, moving east-northeast at 6 mph and wasn't expected to lose much strength as it crossed the Florida peninsula, forecasters said. Hide Caption 5 of 16 16 photos: Photos: Debby deluges Florida Debby deluges Florida – A house in Lecanto, Florida, is damaged after a tornado associated with Tropical Storm Debby passed through over the weekend.  Debby flooded homes, an animal shelter and closed parts of the main interstate highway across northern Florida on as the storm hung stubbornly offshore over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening up to two feet of rain in places. High winds and heavy rains spawned by the approaching Tropical Storm... (Associated Press) 
 
 A Florida Highway Patrolman warns motorists about high water in Medart, Fla., Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Flooding and at least one sinkhole cut off parts of Interstate 10, one of the state's major thoroughfares, state transportation officials reported. President Barack Obama called Florida Gov. Near Tampa, wildlife officials assessed weather conditions so they could assist a manatee calf whose mother was found dead.
– Tropical Storm Debby is weakening and just barely keeping her name with winds about 40mph, but she's still not done with Florida, reports AP. Some areas could get about 2 feet of rain before Debby finally heads out into the Atlantic on Thursday, though most of northern Florida and southeast Georgia can expect 4 to 10 inches. Portions of Interstate 10 have been closed, and CNN says about 2,000 people along the Cotee River in Pasco County are under mandatory evacuation orders. The death toll stands at one, and authorities at an animal shelter in Sarke say four puppies and a dog drowned when the shelter flooded.