Slow moving Tropical Storm Debby dumped roughly 20 inches of rain in the White Springs, Fla., area before meandering east and out into the Atlantic last week.
Although winds remained well below the hurricane level of 74 mph, the storm brought extremely heavy rain into most of North and Central Florida. While PotashCorp’s White Springs processing plant suffered flood damage and lost power during the prolonged storm, the damage was not significant. According to a company spokesman, the facility will be out of operation for about two weeks.
The Mosaic Co., which has extensive holdings of processing plants and mines in Central Florida, received 12 to 15 inches of rain at its various locations, but suffered no problems. A Mosaic spokesman said the area where it operates had been suffering from a drought prior to Debby, so water levels at its facilities were low and were able to absorb the excess water.
CF Industries Holdings Inc. said there was no material impact to its Florida phosphate operations.