ORLANDO, Fla. -- The National Hurricane Center's projected path of movement for Tropical Storm Fay now includes a fourth Florida landfall as it continues to dump "historic" amounts of rain on parts of Central Florida.

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"Fay will be with us for the next 48 hours at least," Wilson said. "Thankfully, by Friday morning, it should be (located) just to the north of Ocala and on its way out of Florida. But if (Fay) does take this path into the Gulf of Mexico it would (make) its fourth landfall into Florida."

Fay's third landfall Thursday will again deliver heavy rain and high winds to Central Florida counties, Local 6 meteorologist Tom Sorrells said.

Marion County can expect 30 to 40 mph winds with some thunderstorms and heavy rain.

Flagler County could also see winds up to 38 mph with higher gusts on the latest path of projected movement. The highest wind speeds will come between 6 a.m. and noon.

Sanford had wind gusts approaching 40 mph early Thursday.

The National Hurricane Center's path of projected movement showed the storm no longer threatening to intensify into a hurricane Thursday as initially predicted. However, more record-breaking rain is possible.

"The good news with this is that the threat of tornadoes is almost nil in our viewing area," Local 6 meteorologist Eric Wilson said.

Fay should deliver rain into Central Florida until at least Friday.

Record-Breaking Rain Continues

Titusville will have the greatest threat of heavy rain Thursday, Wilson reported. The area could receive another 5 inches of rain.

Fay has already dumped two feet of water in Melbourne, causing the city to shatter a 50-year-old rainfall record.

Other parts of Brevard County have received similar totals.

"This area is seeing historic levels of rain with totals in excess of 20 inches already," Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said during a news conference Wednesday. "Additional rainfall of eight to 15 inches is possible through Saturday."

The storm dumped more than 24 inches of rain in some cities.

"This storm is turning into a serious, catastrophic flooding event, particularly in southern Brevard County," Crist said. "The weather forecast tells us that some areas could receive rainfall as much as 30 inches."

Families Evacuated

Dozens of Central Florida families were forced from their homes late Wednesday and early Thursday.

"I saw water in my house and I'm like, 'Oh my God,'" Lamplighter Village resident Wayne Wyckoff said. "Cars were stuck and wreckers were pulling them out and I knew that I was going to lose everything. Everything is flooded. I lost everything."

In the Lamplighter Village subdivision, flood waters forced officials to turn off power to the area.

"We've lived through several hurricanes and (I have seen) nothing like this," flood victim Timothy Tucker said.

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office planed to patrol the Lamplighter Village subdivision in boats early Thursday.

The flood waters reached homes and flooded cars in parts of Brevard County.

"Boy, it's a mess," Lamplighter Village resident Richard Hildreth said. "Why is it sitting around here so long? Why isn't it moving? My house is not underwater yet but my car is underwater."

There were 52 people seeking shelter at Sherwood Elementary School and 121 people at other Brevard County shelters because of the floods.

Alligator Menaces Flood Victims

Meanwhile, a Fay-flooded community in Melbourne was warned about an alligator swimming in their streets and near homes.

Local 6's Jessica Sanchez said the alligator was spotted in the flood waters.

"We have removed alligators, we have removed snakes and we've removed all kinds of wildlife," Brevard EOC Director Bob Lay said. "Our animal services and enforcement officers have been doing this all over the county for the last three days."

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