Gov. Ron DeSantis to give second news conference from Tallahassee after Debby’s landfall

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Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference early Monday morning after Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, and he’s expected to speak again Monday afternoon. The governor was joined by the Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie shortly after landfall. The two are expected to address the state again at 3:30 p.m. as Tropical Storm Debby continues to work through the northern part of the state. First news conferenceShortly after then Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, DeSantis laid out some important safety tips for Floridians as the hurricane continues its path across the northern portion of the state.DeSantis and Guthrie were both very adamant that post-storm deaths are preventable. They remind Floridians to stay put as the weather continues to pass, to avoid driving (especially on flooded roads) and to run generators at least 20 feet away from any home. While the governor said the amount of reported power outages was much less than previous hurricanes, he assured the population that officials were being deployed to restore power where needed. DeSantis also reminded residents the state is stocked with resources and rescue personnel, but doubted the need to use all of the assets.As the state continues to monitor the progress of the storm and the historic amount of rainfall the system is expected to dumb on the southeast, DeSantis told residents that Florida was prepared to respond appropriately. Second news conferenceDeSantis and Guthrie are expected to speak again from the State Emergency Operations Center as the system works across Florida and into Georgia.Just after 11 a.m., Hurricane Debby was downgraded to a tropical storm. The system continues to threaten the state with heavy winds and rains. WESH 2 will stream the news conference in the player above at 3:30 p.m. >> Track Tropical Storm Debby