Lake City – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is providing an update on road and bridge closures in Northeast Florida due to Tropical Storm Debby. Baker and Columbia County I-10 east of I-75 (Exit 296) to US 90 (Exit 324) is closed to all eastbound traffic. Westbound traffic is allowed between US 441 (Exit…
Road closures and damage assessments are a major issue today. Five damage assessment teams are working throughout the county to identify, document and provide damage estimates. This information will be invaluable if we get a Federal Disaster Declaration. An early assessment on Tuesday had already identified and documented 100 structures with damage and that list…
Debby has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression at 8:00 p.m. The storm came ashore at approximately 5:00 p.m. this afternoon near the Gulf Coast community of Steinhatchee. The storm appears to be moving northeast at this time with a path that would bring Debby across the southern portion of Columbia County as it heads…