Tampa, Florida -- We're seeing impressive photos of the rough conditions facing Tampa Bay crews traveling north to help the area hit by back-to-back storms.

And more help from our area will be heading north in just a few hours. There's a team planning to fly out of Tampa International Airport just after 8:30 Friday morning.

All of the flights leaving Tampa are on time and on schedule right now, which means airports in the Northeast are up and running after a Nor'easter storm followed on the heels of Superstorm Sandy.

Tallahassee, Florida -- Tropical Storm Debby survivors in Citrus, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Polk and Sarasota counties in Florida can now apply for federal disaster assistance.

FEMA released the following information residents can use to apply for aid.

What the disaster designation means:

Lakeland, Florida -- As evident with Tropical Storm Debby, Florida's summer storms are upon us and we have already experienced a number of named storms early in the hurricane season.

Lakeland Electric says the company is working very hard at providing reliable power to their customers and the utility takes great pride in restoration efforts during storm season.   

Lakeland Electric acts in the event of an emergency and they urge customers to do the same: