The potential for flooding increases through the weekend

Share

Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Storm Center | By Leslie Hudson

Manatee County has extended its State of Emergency more than 2 weeks after Hurricane Debby. New rains are expected to add insult to injury for water-logged parts of southwest Florida after Debby caused extensive flooding in the area.

Sarasota County is also monitoring areas that are prone to flooding, especially in the wake of Hurricane Debby, which brought more than $100 million in damage, caused major flooding and resulted in more than 700 water rescues throughout both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

North Port will have bags and sand available for residents while supplies last. Make sure to bring your own shovel to this site. There is a 10-bag limit per car.

A stalled front draped across the state is creating a steady stream of rain and some tropical downpours across southwest Florida for the next several days. Widespread downpours that develop have the potential to bring in more flooding rains.

North Port has received between 3-7 inches of rainfall in some areas of the city over the past 24 hours. City staff is monitoring the rainfall and water levels as thunderstorms move through the area.

Late this weekend, the typical summer weather pattern returns with morning sunshine, hot afternoons, and a round of late-day thunderstorms.

Leave a Reply

  • (will not be published)

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

You may also like

Talking Animals: “Kitten Lady” discusses caring for neonatal kittens, and her latest NYT bestselling book, “Cats Of The World”

Hannah Shaw--recognized as an influential humane educator, recounts how she developed...

Election vote
Deadline to register to vote in Pinellas County local elections is Monday, February 10th

Listen: Pinellas County’s municipal elections are coming next month, and...

The Scoop: Fri. Feb. 7, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Roundup of WMNF news headlines including Hillsborough tap water and...

Fluoride stays in Hillsborough County water after tie vote by commissioners

Listen: Water in Hillsborough County will continue to have fluoride....

Ways to listen

WMNF is listener-supported. That means we don't advertise like a commercial station, and we're not part of a university.

Ways to support

WMNF volunteers have fun providing a variety of needed services to keep your community radio station alive and kickin'.

Midnight Soul
Player position: