Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in one of the least populated areas of Florida, but forecasters warned heavy rain could spawn dangerous flooding.
, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding as it slowly passes over the northern part of the state. It was later downgraded to a tropical storm, but forecasters warned that record-setting rain could pummel coastal Georgia and South Carolina in the coming days as the system heads east.
“Two in less than a year is pretty bad,” Williams said. “You do everything you can possibly do to prepare. And when you’ve done that, clean up and put it back together and move forward.” For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
A 13-year-old boy died Monday morning after a tree fell on a mobile home located southwest of Gainesville, according to the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
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