Pinellas County Sheriff, Crews Work To Clean Up Barrier Islands After Hurricane Helene
Pinellas County Deputies and work crews are cleaning up the barrier islands. Photos shared by PCSO show the sand and debris in the wake of Hurricane Helene. This is Indian Rocks Beach and Indian Shores.
Hurricane Helene: Pinellas County updates & information
Pinellas County issued a mandatory evacuation for long term health care facilities in Zone A. This includes hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, 26 facilities total. Pinellas County will also begin evacuating registrants with special needs at 9 a.
Pinellas County schools to close as Helene approaches Florida
After consulting with the county emergency management department, the Pinellas County school district announced it will close all schools and offices Wednesday and Thursday. All sports and school activities for those two days also are canceled. Tuesday’s sports and activities are set to take place as scheduled.
Pinellas County preparing for Helene
In Pinellas County, leaders are bracing for what they said could be unprecedented storm surge. County commissioners declared a local state of emergency Tuesday morning and mandatory evacuations for residential health care facilities in Zone A are underway.
Pinellas County preparing for Hurricane Helene
The National Hurricane Center projects that the storm will make landfall as a major hurricane along the Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday. Things are heating up in Middle-earth — and within the fandom.
Pinellas County issues evacuation orders ahead of Helene
The mandatory notice for zone A comes about a day ahead of the expected arrival of tropical storm-force winds.
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Nearly 1.2 million without power in Florida afte Hurricane Helene landfall
Nearly 1.2 million Florida power customers were without electricity as of 7 a.m. on Friday morning, after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state.
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Pinellas County Issues Urgent Evacuation Order: Zone A And Mobile Homes Must Leave By 12PM
Pinellas County officials are urging residents in Evacuation Zone A and mobile homes to evacuate immediately. The deadline ...
WATCH: Florida crews respond to house fire during flooding from Hurricane Helene
First responders in Florida came across an active house fire while navigating Hurricane Helene floodwaters by boat.
Photos, videos show Helene's eerie approach, intense impacts and devastating aftermath in state of Florida
Even away from the landfall site, places like Pinellas County dealt with horrific storm surge as Helene crept up the Gulf ...
Helene Thursday recap: Hurricane makes landfall near Perry, Florida as a Category 4 storm
In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River.
Hillsborough, Pinellas County Schools cancel classes for Friday
All Pinellas County Schools will remain closed on Friday due to the impact of Hurricane Helene and schools being used as hurricane shelters. Sports and activities are canceled for Thursday, but staff ...
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Off-duty Florida deputy injured in wrong-way crash
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla – An off-duty Hillsborough County deputy was injured and another driver was arrested after a wrong ...
3 Pinellas bridges to be locked Wednesday night
Pinellas County announced it would be locking three movable bridges by 8 p.m. Wednesday, following guidance from the U.S.
Residents of Pinellas Hope tent city evacuate before Helene
They waited in a long line spilling out of the tent city, snaking down the sidewalk, shouldering everything they owned.