"This storm is going to be with us for a while. That's obvious now," Florida Governor Charlie Crist said late Tuesday. "It looks like it could be a boomerang storm."

Forecasters said Fay may stick around through Thursday or later. Fay on Tuesday slammed into Florida's southwest coast, buffeting the Sunshine State with severe winds and drenching rains, while also spawning tornadoes and severe flooding.

Defying forecasts, Fay gained strength as it crossed Florida. Computer models showed that it could become even more potent as it travels over the Atlantic Ocean and eventually boomerangs back to Florida -- possibly as a more powerful Category One hurricane.

At 0900 GMT Wednesday, the center of Fay was located about 15 south of Cape Canaveral, Florida and moving northward at about five miles (seven kilometers) per hour.

Fay on Tuesday knocked out power to some 93,000 people across Florida, which was under a state of emergency, although surfers braved the elements to ride the storm-driven swells.

State authorities ordered the evacuation of tourists and closed schools in the Florida Keys and counties to the north. In Key West, shelters were set up in case residents were also forced to abandon their homes and flights were canceled.

In the Caribbean over the weekend, Fay left a trail of death and destruction -- particularly in Haiti, where a truck carrying around 60 passengers plunged into a swollen river.

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