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How a tropical storm left a woman and child homeless

Elizabeth Combs comforts her daughter, nine-year-old Elisa Combs, in their living room after a tree fell on her home on Iva Street in Gastonia early Thursday morning, Aug. 8, as Tropical Storm Debby brought heavy rain and wind gusts to the area. Mike Hensdill/USA TODAY NETWORK