Thursday, August 23, 2012
The Florida Director of Emergency Disaster Services for the Salvation Army offers advice for making sure you're ready when the next big storm hits.
Tropical Storm Debby showed the Bay area just how much trouble residents would be in if a hurricane hit the area directly, Florida Director of Emergency Disaster Services for the Salvation Army Kevin Smith said recently. "We are so ripe for a bad hurricane to hit this area," he said in the wake of Debby's aftermath. Now, with the potential for Tropical Storm Isaac to hit Hillsborough County, it's time to prepare. Smith suggests taking the following steps to ensure your family is ready for the next big storm. Come Up with a Family Reunification Plan The No. 1 request the Salvation Army gets after a storm is "Can you help us find out if our family is OK?," Smith said. Having a reunification plan in place will help family members who are not …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The director of the Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services says Debby's impact shows just how much trouble we will be in when a larger storm hits the Bay area.
As the director of Emergency Disaster Services for the Salvatin Army, Kevin Smith is accustomed to being in the midst of chaos. But he had a wake up call in 2004 when he sat outside using a power inverter in the truck because his home was without power. After three days without electricity, he realized how unprepared he had been for the storms that blew through the Bay area that year. “I tell people all the time to be prepared and I wasn’t doing it myself,” Smith said. Only about 30 percent of the population actually has a disaster preparedness plan and at the time, he wasn’t among them. Now, in the wake of the damage left behind in the Bay area by Tropical Storm Debby, Smith said residents have a better gauge than ever before to …
Do it now. "It's too massive of a project to take on in 24 hours," Salvation Army Disaster Services Director Kevin Smith says.
Most Temple Terrace residents have cleaned up from Tropical Storm Debby, but the storm showed folks in this area just how much trouble a hurricane would cause if it hit the area directly, Florida Director of Emergency Disaster Services for the Salvation Army Kevin Smith said. "We are so ripe for a bad hurricane to hit this area," he said. So, now is the time to prepare. Smith suggests taking the following steps to ensure your family is ready for the next big storm. Come Up with a Family Reunification Plan The number one request the Salvation Army gets after a storm is "Can you help us find out if our family is OK?," Smith said. Having a reunification plan in place will help family members who are not in the area find you in the event you …
Monday, July 2, 2012
The forecast only calls for a slight chance of rain most of this week.
After last week’s soaking, Temple Terrace residents are probably ready for some good news on the weather front. It looks like they’ll get it! According to the National Weather Service, this week is shaping up to be much better than last in the weather department. That is, of course, unless the heat is taken into account. Today’s high will climb into the mid-90s and the lows will only fall to the low to mid-70s during the evening hours. The story remains the same throughout the week. Rain chances remain scant today and Tuesday and only come in at about 20 percent during the daytime hours on July 4. Fireworks watchers will find that rain chances decrease to about 10 percent during the evening hours July 4 and rise to about 40 percent on …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
You can place yard waste by your curb through Saturday for pick up by the Temple Terrace Public Works Department.
Now that Tropical Storm Debby has moved on and the sun is shining over Temple Terrace, residents have the task of clearing their yards of leftover debris. The Temple Terrace Public Works Department has extended yard waste collection until Saturday at 3:30 p.m. You can place tree branches, leaves, plants and other yard waste curbside by 7 a.m. each morning through Saturday. Homeowners are encouraged to bag, bundle or otherwise containerize their debris, when possible, according to a city press release. Crews on Saturday will focus on properties along the parade route for next week’s Independence Day parade, so homeowners are urged to place their debris curbside as soon as possible. Do you have a photo of the mess left in your yard or a …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Thousands of customers were without power.
Power was restored on Tuesday night to all Tampa Electric customers who were affected by Tropical Storm Debby, officials said today. About 20,000 customers had lost power since Debby hit Tampa Bay on Sunday, said Cherie Jacobs, a spokeswoman for Tampa Electric. Jacobs said customers without power were patient during the storm, the severity of which caused roadblocks for crews trying to restore power. "One of the challenges our crew had with Debby was the volume of small, scattered outages," Jacobs said. "When there's scattered outages like this storm, it's a challenge for our crews because it's more time-consuming. Some areas are difficult to access because of standing water." About 350 Tampa Electric employees and contractors worked to …
The four-mile span linking Pinellas and Manatee counties was closed since Sunday because of wind gusts from Tropical Storm Debby.
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is now open to traffic. The Florida Highway Patrol reopened the iconic cable-stayed bridge at 3 a.m. Wednesday, after wind gusts decreased from up to 58 mph to 20-22 mph. The Skyway Bridge officially closed at 4 p.m. Sunday, as Tropical Storm Debby churned over the Gulf of Mexico, bringing thunder showers, tornados, high seas and strong winds. The three-day closure was one for the record books. Previously, the longest period the bridge stayed close was for eight hours on Sept. 14, 2001. Even on mild days, motorists driving across the tall bridge can feel vehicles shimmer in the wind. The bridge, with panoramic views of Tampa Bay, averages about 52,000 vehicles each day. For current traffic and road closure …
Now a tropical depression, Debby lost steam after making landfall Tuesday, but not before the storm caused more flooding across the Tampa Bay area.
Storm surge remains the biggest threat to the Tampa Bay area after Tropical Storm Debby made landfall Tuesday. Forecasters cautioned that water levels at high tide could rise up to 3 feet above ground, according to the National Hurricane Center. Even though the worst of Debby's rains have left the Bay area, water levels were expected to remain elevated for "the next day or two," the National Hurricane Center said. “With rain bands passing, these waters are probably not going to start retreating until the early hours of Wednesday,” said Anthony Reynes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Ruskin office. Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression Tuesday night. Flooding Forces Evacuation in Pasco Parts of western Pasco …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Tampa region isn’t out of the woods yet, National Weather Service meteorologists say.
Just because Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in northern Florida doesn’t mean the Tampa Bay area is completely out of the woods yet. According to Anthony Reynes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Ruskin office, the storm could still bring bad weather our way tonight and into the morning on Wednesday. “Tonight we’re still going to see rain bands in association with this,” he said. “Gusty winds and downpours; it’s not going to be continuous rain, just passing rain bands.” Debby made landfall in Steinhatchee this afternoon and is expected to clear the state some time tomorrow. Until she leaves, however, Reynes said Tampa Bay area residents should be on the lookout for bad weather. “We could see some strong rain bands and …
The city is clearing debris from Tropical Storm Debby.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
From the City of Temple Terrace: The Temple Terrace Public Works Department will extend Wednesday’s yard waste collection for an additional three days to help homeowners clear their properties of storm-related debris. Sanitation crews will be in service throughout Temple Terrace neighborhoods Wednesday through Saturday to remove debris related to Tropical Storm Debby. There will be no charge for this additional service to residents. Homeowners should place tree branches, leaves, plants and other yard waste curbside by 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Homeowners are encouraged to bag, bundle or otherwise containerize their debris, when possible. Crews on Saturday will focus on properties along the parade route for next …
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