Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay area deals with the wind and two-foot floods generated over the weekend. About 35,000 homes and businesses lost electricity, but damage caused by the slow-moving storm was limited. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, and the storm is not expected to strengthen over the next couple days. More tornadoes over inland locations are expected before the storm makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle.
Tropical Storm Debby Hangs Off Florida Coast
Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a statewide emergency that bans price-gouging and overrides bureaucratic hurdles so the state can act quickly.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a statewide emergency that bans price-gouging and overrides bureaucratic hurdles so the state can act quickly should Tropical Storm Debby make its way back to land. At least one person was killed on June 24 by a tornado created by the storm, and Alabama authorities searched for a missing man who was in the ocean, according to CBS News.
Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay area deals with the wind and two-foot floods generated over the weekend. About 35,000 homes and businesses lost electricity, but damage caused by the slow-moving storm was limited. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, and the storm is not expected to strengthen over the next couple days. More tornadoes over inland locations are expected before the storm makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle.
Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay area deals with the wind and two-foot floods generated over the weekend. About 35,000 homes and businesses lost electricity, but damage caused by the slow-moving storm was limited. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, and the storm is not expected to strengthen over the next couple days. More tornadoes over inland locations are expected before the storm makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle.
