Turning Schools into Shelters – It’s a Team Effort
The Cafeteria Manager at Shields Middle School in Ruskin is sharing her experience turning schools into hurricane shelters this past October.
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How Hurricanes Affect Mental Health and 10 Ways to Help Your Kids
The Center for Behavioral Health at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is sharing their top 10 tips to help your child cope following the stress of hurricanes.
Finding Light After Dark at Clearwater Marine Aquarium: Resilience After the Hurricanes
After 3 weeks of being closed after flooding from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Clearwater Marine Aquarium is sharing their story of resilience.
Hurricane Relief: How to volunteer and where to donate
The Tampa Bay area has experienced back-to-back natural disasters with Hurricane Helene’s unprecedented storm surge and then the winds and floods from the most powerful storm to hit our area in a century, Hurricane Milton. This means many of our neighbors are in need of your support.
Hurricane Milton: What’s OPEN in Tampa Bay and What’s Still Closed
We’re sharing spots around town that are open and which ones remain closed around town in the wake of Hurricane Milton.
How to create a hurricane kit and find out if you live in an evacuation zone
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital offers expert advice on how to prepare and we’re sharing ways to connect with local emergency management.
Hurricane Related School Closures in Tampa Bay
As we keep an eye on Helene, some Tampa Bay Area schools are announcing school closures in preparation for the storm’s potential impacts and so designated schools can serve as storm shelters.
Hurricane Myths Busted: The Truth Behind Common Hurricane Misconceptions
Is wind more dangerous than water? Will Tampa always dodge big storms? Will taping your windows prevent them from breaking? Hurricane season is here, and while it’s important to know the facts and be prepared, it’s also easy to become misinformed. We recently spoke to ABC Action News Chief Meteorologist Denis Phillips about some of…
LEGOLAND Florida and Disney Offering Hurricane Evacuees Discounts on Hotels
If you were ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Idalia, LEGOLAND Florida and Walt Disney World Resort are offering you and other Hurricane Idalia evacuees discounts on their resort hotels.
ABC Action News Meteorologist Denis Phillips Talks Hurricane Prep and Rule #7
Denis talks to us about hurricane season, how you can prepare and ease your kids’ minds, and his famous catchphrase, “Rule #7.”
Hurricane Season 2023: What to Know and How to Prepare
Although Tampa was lucky enough to narrowly miss Hurricane Ian’s path last year, we mourned with our neighbors to the south as we witnessed how catastrophically it hit them.  With hurricane season in full swing, the threat of potential storms is scary. Social media and TV graphics can be overwhelming. Though Tampa hasn’t had a…
Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays to Return in 2024
The state of Florida is providing some financial relief for families with not just one, but TWOÂ Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays in 2024: June 1-June 14, 2024, and August 24-September 6, 2024.
Stronger than the Storm: Hillsborough County Public Schools
Transforming schools into Hurricane Ian evacuation shelters is no easy task, but one that staff and community partners took in stride.