Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has activated the state’s Price Gouging Hotline following the declaration of a state of emergency for areas of the state being affected by Debby after it hit the state’s Gulf Coast early Monday before being downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm.

Debby made landfall early on August 5 on Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. It was downgraded at 11 a.m. to a tropical storm. At least four deaths have been confirmed as a result of Debby.

Forecasters have warned of life-threatening storm surges in Florida and major flooding across southeastern states. Downpours and flooding are hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast hard, with more than 10 inches of rain in some areas and more than 300,000 energy customers without power.