TAMPA, Fla. — Several roads and bridges are closed Monday across the Tampa Bay region due to dangerous conditions from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Debby.
Hazardous weather conditions are expected throughout the day as Debby continues to press inland after making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region.
Here are some of the closures that could impact your morning commute:
Tampa Bay bridges
Howard Frankland Bridge
The two northbound inside lanes of Interstate 275 on the Howard Frankland Bridge have reopened to traffic hours after portions of the shoulder and roadway washed out on the Hillsborough County side of the span, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The two outside lanes closest to the water will remain closed to traffic.
The southbound lanes coming from Hillsborough into Pinellas County remain open.
Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Florida Highway Patrol troopers closed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in both directions due to high winds and inclement weather on Sunday night.
The Skyway Bridge reopened just after 9 p.m. Monday.
Courtney Campbell Causeway
No major incidents are reported.
Tampa Bay interstates
I-75 in Tampa
The driver of an 18-wheeler found half submerged early Monday morning in the Tampa Bypass Canal after losing control on Interstate 75 has been found dead, authorities confirmed.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews responded to a call at 2:35 a.m. and located the truck teetering on the guardrail with the cab still out of the water, according to a news release.
Local roads
Bayshore Boulevard
The road is closed from Platt Street to Bay to Bay Boulevard.
Gandy Boulevard
Gandy Boulevard is experiencing massive delays from Pinellas County into Hillsborough County, likely due to the northbound lanes of Howard Frankland Bridge being closed.
Citrus County
10 Tampa Bay's Jennifer Titius spoke with Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast who said due to the risk to motorists driving in flooded roadways, parts of U.S. Highway 19 in downtown Crystal River are shut down.
Duke Energy plans on shutting down power to businesses to reduce the risk of damage from electricity, Prendergast said.
Sarasota County
10 Tampa Bay photojournalist Tim Burquest is getting reports of a lot of stalled cars in Sarasota as streets are flooded. Even intersections that don't typically flood. County leaders are asking residents to avoid getting on the road until the water recedes.
Fruitville Road is down to one lane headed westbound.