An officer was inside the cruiser when the tree came down but was not injured.
Troopers say the accident killed a 38-year-old woman and 12-year-old boy. A 14-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
See the list of schools that have decided to close on Monday due to the storm.
Coastal communities like Crystal River and Cedar Key were devastated less than a year ago from Hurricane Idalia. On Sunday, people were bracing for the impact from Tropical Storm Debby.
As Tropical Storm Debby looks set to hit the Florida coast as a hurricane, Alachua and Levy Counties have elected to move back the start of early voting to Tuesday, August 6.
Gov. Ron DeSantis says there will be devastating flooding and power outages from Debby, as well as other impacts all across the state.
Citrus County Emergency Management issued a mandatory evacuation order for coastal areas due to anticipated danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of 28-year-old Master Deputy Sheriff Bradley “Brad” Link who died while responding to a call in Eustis Friday.
The sheriff’s office says this is an isolated incident and there’s no threat to the public.
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