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BREAKING: Arrest Made In Lakeland Double Murder
LAKELAND, Fla. - Lakeland Police detectives have made an arrest in the homicide investigation of David and Edith Henderson, killed on Tuesday, Novemb [...]
NOW: Pinellas County Under a Flood Warning Through 11:45 p.m.
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A flood warning has been issued for Pinellas County through 11:45 p.m.tonight. The County also remains under a Tropical Storm [...]
Bayshore Blvd. in Tampa, Lanes Under Water
TAMPA, Fla. - Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa is under water at this time. Tropical Storm Eta was a Hurricane 1 level storm until it weakened around 1PM [...]
Storm Surge From Clearwater, Tampa, St. Pete – TS Eta Nov 11 2020
As Tropical Storm Eta is hammering the gulf coast, storm surge is occurring and low-lying areas are seeing flooding. Below is a live stream on the Co [...]
Flooding: Duhme Road in Seminole Closed; More Closures Occurring
PINELLAS, COUNTY, Fla. - All north and southbound lanes of Duhme Road in Seminole between American Legion Drive and Tom Stuart Causeway have been clo [...]
Florida’s Tropical Storm Eta 4PM Update
Almost as quickly as Eta regained hurricane status, it then lost it shortly thereafter. Dry air entrainment eroded most of the significant convection [...]
Tampa Bay Area School Closings For Thursday, Tropical Storm Eta
School Districts in Pinellas County, Pasco County, Hillsborough County, and Polk County, have all closed schools for Thursday November 12th, in antic [...]
Florida Tornado Warnings in Effect, Eta Downgraded to Tropical Storm
Conditions for a tornado to develop will be in place through 5 pm for Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, and Desoto County, according [...]
Pasco County Issues Local State of Emergency: Hurricane Eta
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Pasco Board of County Commissioners has issued a Local State of Emergency for Pasco County ahead of Hurricane Eta, which all [...]
Hernando County Declares Local State of Emergency
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Hernando County Emergency Management continues to monitor Tropical Storm Eta. Government leaders are assessing current and foreca [...]