As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and sports events are rescheduled
Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of Florida
As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and schools announce closures
Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of Florida
Tropical Storm Helene: Sandbag stations open across Tampa Bay
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LIST: Where to get sandbags in Northeast Florida ahead of Tropical Storm
A tropical disturbance is rapidly developing into Tropical Storm 'Helene,' expected to form later today, and is forecasted to intensify into a major hurricane by Thursday afternoon, potentially affecting the northeast Gulf Coast.
Sandbag locations open up across the Tampa Bay area ahead of PTC #9
Some counties and cities across the Tampa Bay area opened up free sandbag locations to help residents prepare for the possibility of heavy rains and flooding.
Sarasota County offers sandbags to help residents prepare for Tropical Storm Helene
Sarasota County is providing residents with sand and sandbags to prepare for potential flooding from Tropical Storm Helene. But you do have to fill and haul the sandbags yourself.
Potential storm Helene: Sarasota County offices closed Tuesday in preparation for impacts
Sarasota County announced it would close the local government offices Tuesday "out of an abundance of caution to focus on storm preparation" for the tropical system that is expected to become Hurricane Helene by Wednesday.
St. Johns County offering free sandbags at 6 locations ahead of soon-to-be Hurricane Helene
The county is offering free sandbags for the public Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are the locations and rules to know.
Storm preparations: Sandbags available for residents in Thomas County
There is a limit of 10 bags per household and you will be required to fill your own bads with sand, but shovels will be provided.
Helene: Marion County Public Schools will be closed Thursday; sandbag stations are open
Marion County Public Schools will be closed Thursday as the area braces for the weather system coming this way. Here's what ...
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Sandbag stations open across Florida as state braces for potential major hurricane
With hurricane watches in effect, Florida opens sandbag stations, urging residents in flood prone areas to prepare as a ...
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How to properly sandbag
FOX 13's Linda Hurtado has more on how you are suppose to properly sandbag. Astronaut names the manmade structure that made ...
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County opening sandbag filling station
For Liberty County residents, a sandbag distribution event is scheduled to help prepare for potential natural events. The ...
Free sandbag sites open across Volusia; officials urge people to prep for storm
Volusia County could see 2 to 5 inches of rain, tropical-storm force wind gusts and storm surges under 2 feet on Thursday.
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Sandbag Stations in St. Pete, St. Pete Beach, and Unincorporated Pinellas
Here's where to get sandbags in St. Pete, on St. Pete Beach, and in unincorporated Pinellas County and St. Petersburg.
See where you can get sandbags in Central Florida
As things heat up in the tropics, governments in Central Florida are helping residents prepare for any potential impacts from ...
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Sandbag distribution at Seminole County park
A tropical system approaching the Gulf of Mexico is expected to quickly intensify and become a hurricane before possibly ...