Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain. More than 5 million people lost power, and two people were killed. Over 13 inches (33 cm) of rain fell along Florida's central east coast, flooding some areas four feet (1.2 meters) deep, as a weakened Frances edged across the state toward Tampa and the Gulf of Mexico.
