A 13-year-old Fanning Springs boy was killed Monday morning when a tree fell through a mobile home as Hurricane Debby stormed through North Florida.  

Levy County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded around 8 a.m. to the call and reported that no one else was injured.  

“We encourage everyone to use extreme caution as they begin to assess and clean up the damage,” the sheriff’s office said. “Downed powerlines and falling trees are among the many hazards. One life is too many. Please be safe.” 

The severe rain and wet conditions led to a wreck Sunday night in Dixie County.  

Florida Highway Patrol reports that the vehicle lost control, hit a guardrail rail and overturned. First responders declared a 38-year-old driver and 12-year-old boy dead at the scene with a 14-year-old boy taken to the hospital. None were wearing seatbelts and all three were from Crawfordville.  

Alachua County warned that they expect conditions to worsen into Monday as Debby brings loads of rain to a drenched North Florida. Alachua County has already received 6 to 8 inches of rain since midday Sunday, however if the storm continues to slow down, the county said rainfall could reach 20 inches.  

Flash flood warnings are already in place for the rest of the week. Data from the UF campus showed that the rain was falling at a rate slightly over an inch per hour at 6 a.m. on Monday before slowing down. 

“This is a good day to stay home,” Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward tweeted Monday morning. “I encourage you to do so if at all possible to keep the roads clear for emergency personnel and to keep you safe.”  

Alachua County said that several roads have been closed because of downed trees. Westbound lanes on Newberry Road were temporarily closed near Westside Baptist Church.  

As of 10 a.m., poweroutage.us reports 7,600 customers without power in Alachua County, the majority within Duke Energy and Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) territories. GRU reported it had restored power to 15,600 residents from Sunday night through Monday morning.  

In the Big Bend region, where Hurricane Debby made landfall, Taylor, Madison, Suwannee and Jefferson counties are reporting 100% outages. Duke Energy says it has 96,000 customers without power, including 24,000 in Clearwater.  

Although the storm skirted past Cedar Key, it lashed the coastline with wind gusts nearing hurricane strength and produced life-threatening storm surge. Social media users posted numerous photos and videos showing flooding in Cedar Key, which was also pummeled by Idalia last year. 

The bridge that connects the island city to mainland Florida has been closed, and Cedar Key Fire Rescue said it is working to remove all hazards while monitoring for a second surge.