Solutions to shortages on gas and water in Tampa Bay ahead of ...
Finding bottled water in the Tampa Bay area has been tough with people preparing for Hurricane Irma and people who have found it say it’s super expensive. Attorney General Pam Bondi addressed that in a press conference on Wednesday night saying that a case of water has been capped at $2.97 a case. If you see prices higher than that, the Attorney General’s office encourages you to call the price gouging hotline at 1-866-966-7226. HURRICANE IRMA | Real-time tracking maps, Hurricane supply kit inf..>> view originalThursday: Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida as Irma track ...
Floridians were still on hinge Thursday as they waited to see how sharp of a turn monster storm Irma would take on its current track toward the peninsula. Parts of Florida are already under evacuation orders and have been given an official hurricane watch from the National Hurricane Center. As evidenced by projections that moved Irma from Florida's east coast to closer to the middle of the state, Tampa Bay and the rest of the Gulf Coast still aren't in the clear. Exactly which parts of Florida..>> view originalCity of Tampa secures pumping stations, water supply ahead of Irma
Hurricane Irma: 5 myths about hurricane prep to forget
Can I put valuables in my dishwasher? Can I drink the water I plan to store in my bathtub? Even seasoned Floridians might not know whether their go-to hurricane tips are fact or fiction. As Hurricane Irma approaches, review five myths about hurricane preparedness to see if you're doing what experts recommend. Crack your windows during a hurricane One of the most pervasive myths about hurricane preparedness is that cracking your home's windows a little can prevent them from breaking with all the..>> view originalTampa officials cringe at riverfront pub's roof, but will take its money
TAMPA — Love the money, hate the thatched roof. That was the message Thursday from the Tampa City Council to Four Green Fields about the pub's planned new location next to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. "God-awful," council member Mike Suarez said of the design, which seeks to top what is now a plain parks department building with a partial thatched roof like the one at Four Green Fields' original location on W Platt Street. "It is damned ugly," council chairwoman Yvonne Yolie Capin said. "Thatch..>> view originalIcelandair's inaugural flight to Reykjavik from Tampa takes off ...
The inaugural flight from Tampa International Airport to Reykjavík, Iceland, on Icelandair will take off just in time to miss Hurricane Irma. The new twice-weekly flight from Tampa, which begins Thursday evening, will become the airport's fourth European flight in a growing lineup of international service. Icelandair is offering nonstop flights to Keflavík International Airport near Reykjavík, Iceland's largest city and capital. The airline is known for its stopover program, which connects U.S...>> view originalFORECAST: Hurricane Irma Getting Closer
TAMPA - Hurricane Irma continues to move closer to Florida. However it will not bring its winds and rain until the weekend. Today, expect a few afternoon showers and storms with highs in the low 90s.VIDEOTROPICS: Hurricane Irma is now a Category 4 hurricane. Irma will continue to move towards Florida today through the Bahamas. Tomorrow, Irma is expected to move towar..>> view originalHurricane Irma: Pinellas orders first evacuations, more to come
Pinellas County ordered its first evacuations on Thursday as Hurricane Irma continued its march to Florida. LIVE BLOG: The latest on Hurricane Irma Officials officials ordered everyone who lives in low-lying areas or mobile homes to evacuate. Access to beach communities will be restricted starting at 10 a.m. Friday. At 8 a.m. Sunday, that access will be cut off. Deputies will not allow anyone to re-enter those areas. EVACUATION MAPS: Find evacuation maps for Hillsborough, Hernando, Pasco and Pin..>> view originalFriday: Irma weakens to Category 4 storm but still targets Florida
Floridians remained focused Friday morning on just how soon Hurricane Irma would make the turn north that will dictate just how devastating one of the strongest storms ever to tear through the Atlantic will be on the peninsula. "It's not a question of if Florida is going to be impacted; It's a question of how bad Florida is going to be impacted," Florida Emergency Management Agency administrator Brock Long said during a news conference Friday morning. Long said 8,000 government workers have been..>> view originalRoads jammed as Hurricane Irma evacuation continues
The Florida Turnpike, Interstate 95 and Interstate 75 became increasingly clogged with traffic — with tens of thousands of Miami-Dade and Monroe County residents under evacuation orders and thousands more people across the state fleeing in anticipation of the category 5 storm's arrival this weekend. Traffic woes escalated into central and northern Florida, as the crowds moved northward and as the day wore on. While the higher speed limits, tolls and fewer exits make the Turnpike the usually zipp..>> view original
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