Dunes helped minimize damage from Debby, but long-term concerns remain along Pinellas beaches: Officials

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – Sunbathers were back on the beach, toes in the sand in Pinellas County on Tuesday. Local leaders credit dunes for preventing Tropical Storm Debby from doing more damage. “We probably would have had more water and possibly sand, a lot of sand dumped into our parking…

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