Miami, FL- Tragedy struck in Florida as a young boy lost his life when a tree fell on a mobile home during Hurricane Debby. The Levy County Sheriff’s Office reported the devastating incident.
Authorities responded to the residence early in the morning after receiving a report of a fallen tree. Upon arrival, they sadly discovered that the teenager had been tragically trapped inside the house.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with this family as they deal with this tragedy. We encourage everyone to use extreme caution as they begin to assess and clean up the damage. Downed powerlines and falling trees are among the many hazards. One life is too many. Please be safe,” the sheriff’s office said.
During the impact of Debby on the Tampa area, unfortunate news emerged as a semi-truck driver lost control on a wet roadway and tragically lost their life, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities have reported that a truck ended up teetering on a guardrail on Interstate 75 before ultimately tipping over. The cab ended up sinking into the Tampa Bypass Canal. A 64-year-old man from Mississippi was discovered deceased in the cab of the semi truck, following the recovery efforts of emergency crews.
As of Monday afternoon, there have been no new deaths reported in connection with Debby.
Debby was upgraded to a hurricane late Sunday night as it neared the Big Bend Region of Florida, but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting land on Monday.
A storm hit the area near Steinhatchee, a small community on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with a Category 1 intensity. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported that the storm had sustained winds of 75 mph and was moving in a north-northeast direction at a speed of 10 mph.
The storm made landfall in a sparsely populated region of Florida, however, experts cautioned that the significant rainfall could lead to severe flooding in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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