TAMPA BAY — Flooding from Debby caused roads to flood, homes to be evacuated and trees to fall. Our crews reported from areas that were impacted the most around the Tampa Bay area.
ABC Action News Reporter Mary O'Connell has been at the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs for several hours, where business owners have been keeping a close eye on the water with concerns over high tide. Water appears to be receding in some spots, while signs block roads and warn drivers to stay back.
ABC Action News Anchor Nadeen Yanes spent the day in flooded neighborhoods both in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. In the Pinecraft area of Sarasota entire neighborhoods along the Phillipi Creek were underwater as crews rescued more than 500 people Monday.
ABC Action News reporter Jada Williams is at one Clearwater home where the storm brought a big tree crashing right in front of one man’s door. Neighbors and strangers have stepped up to help him remove that tree.
ABC Action News I-Team Investigator Kylie McGivern spent the day on Bayshore Blvd. in Tampa, where the road was blocked off due to flooding. That didn’t stop some cars from attempting to drive through the high water, with several — getting stuck.
"You're going to see a big improvement to traffic flow in this area,"
Nearly $865 million later and the new Howard Frankland bridge is entering its final phase of construction.
