Fay hits Florida, and swings rounds for another pass as a Hurricane

Meanwhile another system is growing in the mid-Atlantic.

clipped from news.yahoo.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday reaching the coast and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida — possibly as a hurricane. Forecasters expected the storm to get a dose of energy Wednesday when it moves over the Atlantic Ocean, where it should linger until Thursday, possibly reaching hurricane strength. It's expected to then veer back toward the mainland, and a hurricane watch was posted for parts of north Florida and Georgia. "It's very seldom we're hoping for a hurricane, but we are," said Randy Branch, a farmer in southeast Georgia where lingering drought has left about a third of his cotton and peanut crops bare this summer. "We need some rain pretty bad."