LARGO, Fla. — Residents in the Bay area started their work week with flooded and closed roads, power outages and debris as Debby neared landfall in Florida.
At Central Park Apartments in Largo, resident Matt Corvo described the morning scene.
“It was raining pretty hard, we lost power early on for like four hours, and this whole street was flooded, about two, three feet of water at my street going into my apartment complex," he said. "Had about four feet of water at the deepest.”
In Crystal River, wary residents are keeping an eye out for storm surge as water pushed in toward U.S. 19. Driving rain covered roads but there was no report of damage as of Monday morning.
However, law enforcement officials there are preparing for water rescues if needed.
In Hillsborough County, crews continued their response to an 18-wheeler cab that submerged in Tampa Bypass Canal off I-75. The driver died, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
Spectrum Bay News 9 Chief Meteorologist Mike Clay reported these rain totals Tuesday morning:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RAINFALL TOTALS: Sun City Center 11.11 in, Ruskin 10.54 in, Riverview 9.02 in, Wimauma 8.56 in, Temple Terrace 8.32 in, Valrico 8.21 in, Apollo Beach 7.88 in, Wimauma 7.68 in, Valrico 7.62 in, Fort Lonesome 7.35 in, Thonotosassa 7.31 in, Valrico 7.26 in
PINELLAS COUNTY RAINFALL TOTALS: Pinellas Park 12.11 in, St Pete 10.34 in, Clearwater Beach 10.25 in, Palm Harbor 9.83 in, Tarpon Springs 9.54 in, Palm Harbor 9.49 in, Seminole 9.02 in, Clearwater 8.60 in, Largo 8.49 in, Oldsmar 8.27 in, Tarpon Springs 7.95 in Gulfport 7.89 in
MANATEE CO RAINFALL TOTALS: Lakewood Ranch 16.56 in, Parrish 14.66 in, Sarasota Bradenton SRQ 12.43 in, Sarasota 12.38 in, Desoto Lakes 12.03 in, Oneco 11.90 in, Samoset 11.32 in, Palmetto 6.45 in
POLK COUNTY RAINFALL TOTALS: Auburndale 11.14 in, Gibsonia 7.50 in, Mulberry 7.06 in, Lakeland 6.61 in, Highland City 6.59 in, Mulberry 5.42 in, Bartow 3.98 in, Winter Haven 3.49 in
PASCO COUNTY RAINFALL TOTALS: Elfers 6.48 in, Port Richey 6.45 in, New Port Richey 6.44 in, Wesley Chapel 6.39 in, Dade City 16.78 in
CITRUS COUNTY RAINFALL TOTALS: Floral City 7.04 in, Crystal River 6.99 in, Hernando 6.93 in, Homosassa 5.75 in, Inverness 5.69 in
HERNANDO COUNTY RAINFALL TOTALS: Spring Hill 6.77 in, Weeki Wachee 6.41 in, Spring Hill 5.76 in, Brooksville 4.89 in, Royal Highlands 3.44 in, Brooksville 3.17 in
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