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Pinellas County announces a flood prevention initiative with self-serve sandbag events at John Chesnut Sr. Park and Walsingham Park on June 13-14 to combat future hurricane flooding.
Every system, no matter how well-intentioned, has a breaking point. On Florida’s coastlines, we’ve found ours in a ...
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — It has been exactly six months ... which is susceptible to flooding. The District 2 commissioner rode her bicycle around the neighborhood the day after Hurricane Helene ...
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — St. Pete Beach Public Works ... cleaned out and prevents marine growth from clogging the sunny day flooding mitigation device. “We’re doing that as a learning organiza ...
With hurricane season officially underway, coastal residents across the Tampa Bay area are searching for ways to stay dry and ...
The City of St. Pete Beach must comply with FEMA’s 50% rule. It’s a complex regulation that can cost homeowners a small fortune. Essentially, if a house is in a flood zone and inspectors ...
The prospect of water pushing into homes and businesses is a heavy weight on the minds of Tampa Bay residents ahead of storms. Despite last year’s devastating hurricane season, Tampa Bay has still not ...
Senate Bill 180 would freeze tougher rules for at least two years, potentially allowing developers to rebuild under the same ...
In focus: Storms that stall or move at a snail's pace near the coastline pile up water and prolong the coastal flooding ...
ST. PETERSBURG BEACH, Fla. - Fire crews are back on scene ... The hurricanes. The flooding. Wind damage. Everyone trying to recover and recoup. Businesses still not open. And then this," said ...
The stretch of coastline between Apalachicola and Cedar Key flares neon red on flood risk maps but goes dark on NOAA tide ...
The 2025 hurricane season, forecast by experts to be “above-normal,” began with the start of the month. And, after President Donald Trump’s cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s staffing and ...