Stay Safe ~ Florida storm resources & information (updated) on Hurricane Hermine

We will try to update this over the next couple of days as ~~Tropical Storm~~ ~~Hurricane~~ Tropical Storm Hermine moves through our listening area. Hermine was the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since 2005, crashing through St. Marks around 1:30am. It is bringing buckets and buckets of rain with it. Flooding remains a concern. Flood warnings were issued for Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota counties. Tropical Storm warnings have been issued for the Tampa Bay area. About 150,000 lost power, with maybe 2/3s now restored. fri radar map storm

Skyway Bridge has reopened.

FL Highway Patrol traffic incidents link

Websites & Apps

Up to date & official information from the National Hurricane Center
The Tampa Bay Times is live blogging the storm for the next few days.
And here is a direct link to their radar.
You can get info from the FPREN (Florida Public Radio Emergency Network) page on WMNF.org and get their GREAT Florida Storms app.
City of St. Pete information and links for the storm are here.
Pinellas County emergency operations info is here.
City of Tampa information and links for the storm are here.
Hillsborough County expanded the hours for picking up sandbags until 9pm tonight. More info here.
Here is Manatee County’s emergency info.
Pasco County has sandbags available, please see locations down below. Pasco Emergency Operations link
Hillsborough & Pinellas schools are closed on Thursday and Friday, September 1 & 2.
Pasco School system will also be closed on Friday.

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. North northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Labor Day

Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night

Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. North northeast wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.