Pinellas County leaders anticipating 'life-threatening' storm surge from Helene
They’re predicting three to six inches of rain, 60 mph winds and think the higher surge and higher tides will stick around for 24 to 36 hours. Cathie Perkins, the director of Pinellas County Emergency Management, said if you flooded during Idalia or Eta, you’re probably going to flood again during Helene.
Tropical Storm Helene: Pinellas County updates & information
Please call their offices in advance of visiting to verify schedules. All departments will remain closed Thursday while staff works in various storm support capacities. A decision about Friday closures will be made at a later time.
Pinellas County local state of emergency comes with major warnings ahead of Helene
Pinellas County is officially under a local state of emergency after county leaders met for an emergency meeting Tuesday morning.
Sandbag sites open across Bay Area in preparation for Tropical Storm Helene
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 could hit Florida as Helene later this week and several Bay Area municipalities have set up sandbag sites.
Tropical Storm Helene updates around the Tampa Bay area
Lutz resident Gene Cabrera fills up a sandbag Tuesday in preparation for Tropical Storm Helene at Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park. Pasco County is opening hurricane shelters Wednesday for anyone who needs to leave their home ahead of Tropical Storm Helene and has nowhere else to stay. All shelters are accepting family pets.
Grace's latest update on Tropical Storm Helene
Helene is just hours away from intensifying into a Category 1 Hurricane
No more sandbags available at this Pinellas County sandbag site
Many people in Pinellas County went to the Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste facility in St. Petersburg Tuesday morning ...
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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.
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Tampa Bay sandbag locations open ahead of storm
There is a 10-bag limit and proof of residency may be required. Self-serve Sandbag Site Residents of unincorporated ...
Pinellas commissioners to decide on local state of emergency ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone 9
Pinellas County commissioners are holding an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to decide whether they’ll declare a State of ...
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Kenneth City Sandbag Station — Helene Update #3
Kenneth City offers sandbags to residents to help prepare the Town for Tropical Storm Helene's incoming effects.
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Hurricane Watch issued as Hurricane Helene expected to threaten Gulf Coast of Florida by Thursday
The page will be continually updated as information becomes available …STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT……TROPICAL STORM WARNING ...
Tampa Bay strays between apathy and alarm as Tropical Storm Helene looms
Tampa Bay officials began evacuations Tuesday afternoon ahead of Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to make landfall as ...
Polk public schools will close Thursday and Friday for Helene. After-school events canceled
Polk County Public Schools will close all schools and offices Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities will end at 6 p.m. Wednesday.