#DYK
: Adding and/or tightening mounting brackets & horizontal strengthening can reinforce your door against buckling and are key to a resilient garage door? Ensure yours can withstand severe winds this & remember it’s all about
#GarageDoorsin2024
#HurricaneStrong
#HurricaneSeason
🎒 Is your disaster supply kit packed?
Each kit needs at least 7 days of food & water for EACH member of a household!
➡️ Find a full disaster supply kit checklist at to ensure you & your family are prepared this season.
Stay safe this summer! Essential summer supplies like life jackets, insect repellant, sunglasses and water bottles are tax-free during the Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday. Check the list below or visit for price points and qualifying items.
The Storm Squad is at Free Faith Methodist Church in Jordan Park this morning to help the community get prepared for disasters.
#GetReadyPinellas
#StormSquad
While the heat is high, we're urging you to follow these safety measures to minimize the risk of heat-related illnesses and emergencies.
Stay hydrated. Stay Cool. Drink plenty of water! Never leave children, vulnerable individuals, or pets unattended in vehicle.
#PCEM
🌡️ Very high heat index values are again forecast for
#Pinellas
starting Sunday through early next week. Follow proper heat safety for your family and pets, and know the signs of heat illness.
#HeatSafety
#FLwx
A look at the
@NWSTampaBay
radar with a rainy start to the day. Our usual daily rain chances continue through the week. Remember to use caution when traveling in heavy rains, and go indoors when thunder roars!
#FLwx
#Pinellas
❓Want to learn more about tropical cyclones & how to prepare for the hazards? Sign up for virtual Florida Tropical Training week presented by FL National Weather Service meteorologists.
⏰ 4 sessions daily July 29-August 1st, register & learn more here⬇️
🌀Want to learn more about the tropics as it relates to Pinellas County and Florida? The National Weather Services is offering FREE webinars on a variety of tropic topics multiple times per day. Register here:
#flwx
#HurricanePrep
🌀Are you storm ready? Know your risk, make a plan, and stay informed. Go to to find your evacuation zone, download the Ready Pinellas App, sign up for Alert Pinellas, and find info on how to prepare!
#HurricanePrep
🌀Are you storm ready? Know your risk, make a plan, and stay informed. Go to to find your evacuation zone, download the Ready Pinellas App, sign up for Alert Pinellas, and find info on how to prepare!
#HurricanePrep
Three years ago in July,
#Pinellas
was looking at many of the same impacts TX is facing currently from Beryl, but from Hurricane Elsa. Elsa started to rapidly intensify offshore and develop an eye; thankfully it quickly weakened before impacting us. Be storm ready!
#HurricanePrep
Pet owners: Remember to include pets in your
#hurricane
preparedness plans.
Learn how to keep your pets safe before, during, and after an emergency:
#HurricanePrep
Think you can cross that flooded street? Think again. It only takes 6 inches of fast-moving water to make a person fall.
Think you’re safe in a car? Most cars can stall in just 6 inches of water, and float in 12 inches.
Turn around, don't drown.
Three years ago in July,
#Pinellas
was looking at many of the same impacts TX is facing currently from Beryl, but from Hurricane Elsa. Elsa started to rapidly intensify offshore and develop an eye; thankfully it quickly weakened before impacting us. Be storm ready!
#HurricanePrep
🌀 Hurricanes can bring multiple life-threatening hazards that may impact areas of the state hundreds of miles away from the center of the storm.
#MakeAPlan
& determine your risk for these hazards by visiting to learn more!
The pattern change is underway as the light flow of the past few days shifts to a more southwest to west direction for the rest of the work week. We'll continue to see scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms each day, but the location and timing will change.
#flwx