ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tropical Storm Fay slowed its forward progression through Florida Tuesday as it continued to dump heavy rains in southern parts of Central Florida.

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The system's movement was about 15 mph when it made landfall at Marco Island.

It was forecast to continue to slow down during the day Tuesday.

"Tropical Storm Fay remains a tropical storm throughout its duration," Local 6 meteorologist Eric Wilson said. "That means for the next several hours, it just lingers around Osceola and Polk counties before later tonight into the overnight hours tomorrow morning and into Orange County and northern Brevard County."

Feeder bands from the right front of the system continued to feed heavy rain into Fort Pierce Tuesday.

"It's not moving much at all," Wilson said. "That means it is going to be a heavy rainmaker. We are still on the outlook for the possibility for tornadoes."

The system did not make landfall with the expected intensity.

"This storm did not intensify at all," Local 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells said. "I really thought we would wake up with a strong, strong, raging tropical storm or even a hurricane. It did not come through. The big threat is not going to be the wind associated with the core of this system, but the twisters flying out of these feeder bands as we go through the daytime hours today."

"Our (projected) wind field is not as great as initially thought," Local 6 meteorologist Eric Wilson said.

The National Hurricane Center's path of projected movement showed the storm growing into a category 1 storm before landfall near Fort Myers, with a large part of Central Florida feeling tropical storm-force winds.

In fact, Monday night's forecast had the eye of the storm coming over Orlando with strong winds.

The new path delivers strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Brevard County Tuesday and late Wednesday.

"Tropical storm-force winds associated with the system only make it to southern Brevard County instead over overrunning the entire viewing area," Sorrells said. "Then, as we go on into the day, much of the tropical storm-force winds will be confined to east Orange County down to the south. So, if you are watching from Sumter, Lake and Marion counties, it's looking more and more likely -- unless you get hit by a feeder ban -- you are going to turn out with a pretty decent day."

Wilson said the heavy rain should arrive in Central Florida in Osceola and Polk County by 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Also, the storm could drop 10 inches of rain in Melbourne and 8 inches of rain in Daytona.

"It is still very much (Central Florida's) problem," Sorrells said.

Winds were expected to remain about 60 mph early Tuesday as the system moved into Florida.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.