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As you are possibly packing up & leaving Tampa /Clearwater / St Pete I will be heading to you,
I’m just afraid that the wind is going to pick that stuff up and it’s going to be a projectile,
said 34-year-old Heather McClellan as she passed a front yard with a pile of furniture that had been ruined by Helene I was tied here, the wind was coming from that direction — it was beautiful,
There's not enough time and resources too,
Context is everything — it depends on where you live,
Normally you would have months to clean up that debris, and in a couple of days, you can only do so much,
I wish I could say that Manatee County is a unique case, but unfortunately it isn't,
The Supreme Court has said that when you incarcerate someone, when you take away their ability to fend for themselves, you take on a number of affirmative obligations toward them (...) one of which is to provide reasonable safety,
NOW is the time to evacuate to a shelter or another loved one's home outside of Evacuation levels A, B, C or if you live in a mobile, manufactured home or RV. Additional shelters are now open. For a complete list, visit manatee.org/storm or call 311 with questions,
We are definitely at that point where the weather is just deteriorating from here on,
Will I have a house to come back to?”
Tampa resident Heather Roulston told Al Jazeera as she prepared to leave her home, which was already severely damaged by Hurricane Helene We are a few hours away from an epic catastrophe,
Tampa Congresswoman Kathy Castor told CNN on Tuesday We have hundreds of search and rescue personnel on hand,
They are evacuating my town, but there is no gas left to evacuate, and traffic is so bad that it could be more dangerous to try and evacuate at this point. What would you do if you were me?”
X user Kayla Cardillo, from Sarasota – about 35 miles south of Tampa – wrote I live in Lakewood Ranch and got gas on Fruitville road right near 75. We are in a 4 story apartment that is only 4 years old. I’m sure it’s up to code. We are staying put and riding it out. For those that live within 3 miles of the beach, you better get out. Please.”
It definitely seems like people are taking it more seriously than they did during Helene,
Sarah told The Independent I ended up filling up with premium and spent a ton of money,
Contractors on these construction projects are currently securing work sites, clearing traffic control devices that are not actively being used to direct traffic, and checking drainage systems,
I think because of how horrible Helene ended up being that a lot of people are doing their best to help each other,
In the past, it’s been safer to leave them there,
a spokesman for the South Carolina department of corrections said, the BBC reported