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Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Restricting Access To All Barrier Islands, Closing Gulf Boulevard
St. Petersburg Shore Acres Resident Kayaking In Street Following Hurricane Idalia Impact (Photo By Cliff Gephart)
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - The Pine [...]
Hernando County Sheriff Orders No Access To All Residential Areas West Of US 19
Current situation for Pine Island Drive, Gulfview Drive, Flamingo Boulevard, Gulf Coast Drive, etc. All major canals are severely flooded. No residen [...]
Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall In Florida As Cat 3
Hurricane Idalia, NOAA
Hurricane Idalia made landfall about 7:45 a.m. near Taylor County's Keaton Beach as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 sto [...]
Citrus County Sheriff: Remain Inside, High Tide At 4:30 PM
Source: CCSO
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - Several areas of Citrus County are already heavily flooded and high tide coming in at 4:30 p.m. today.
"Plea [...]
Pasco County Urges Residents To Shelter In Place
Clark Street Hudson, Pasco County
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County officials are urging you to stay home, stay in your shelter and stay off the r [...]
Hurricane Idalia To Make Landfall In Florida As ‘Life-Threatening’ Category 4
Hurricane Idalia At 11:31 PM 8/29/2023 (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR)
Hurricane Idalia is forecasted to be an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm at the ti [...]
Tornado Watch Issued For 22 Florida Counties As Hurricane Idalia Approaches
Source TFP File Photo
Hurricane Idalia is continuing to intensify as it moves north and eventually northeast across the eastern Gulf of Mexico thr [...]
Pasco County Evacuation Zone A: Time Is Running Out. Get To Higher Ground, Evacuate
TFP File Photo
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Time is running out to get to higher ground ahead of Hurricane Idalia. If you live in evacuation Zone A – you [...]
Gov. DeSantis, First Lady Announces Activation of Florida Disaster Fund In Prep For Hurricane Idalia
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the activation of the Florida Disaster Fun [...]
Pinellas County Flood Dangers May Continue After Winds Subside On Wednesday
TFP File Photo
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - With some of the highest tides of the month expected to happen throughout the day Wednesday, Pinellas Count [...]