Local state of emergency declared
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A flag at a lifeguard station warns that the beach is closed for swimming.
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Rolling waves head for Venice Beach.
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County workers and the beach patrol move lifeguard station stairs farther up the beach early Monday morning, away from advancing storm surge .
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Spectators check out the surf at the North Jetty Sunday afternoon.
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A skimboarder takes on a choppy wave in Nokomis Sunday.
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A beach patrol vehicle blocks beachgoers from walking onto the North Jetty Sunday afternoon.
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The South Jetty was underwater Sunday.
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A picnic table buffeted by wind and rain Sunday.
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A bench fell victim to waves and wind Sunday.
Tropical Storm Debby, the fourth named storm of the 2012 hurricane season, was predicted to make landfall Wednesday.
It caused major flooding, tornado warnings and millions in damage statewide during its time in the Gulf of Mexico.
