Alberto: Around The Bay Area http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/ en Feedback@tbo.com Copyright 2008 2008-01-10T18:18:00-05:00 Red Cross Shelter: Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/red_cross_shelter_pinellas_pasco_and_hillsborough/ TAMPA - As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, shelter plans in the three counties are as follows:

All Pinellas County shelters will remain open until noon Tuesday; at which time plans for keeping the shelters open will be re-assessed.

All Hillsborough County shelters are on…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T14:00:00-05:00 Pasco County Monitors Storm http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/pasco_county_monitors_storm/ The Pasco County Emergency Operations Center is partially activated and will remain staffed through this event.

Pasco County has closed Schrader Elementary (11041 Little Rd., Port Richey) as a shelter.

Residents still needing to evacuate should go to River Ridge Middle School (11646 Town Center Rd., New…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T13:39:00-05:00 New Friendship Day Care & Culture Center Closed Tuesday http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/new_friendship_day_care_culture_center_closed_tuesday/ New Friendship Day Care & Culture Center will be closed on Tuesday.

]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T13:33:00-05:00 Power Outages (TECO) http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/power_outages_teco/ UPDATE:

As of 4:30 p.m., Tampa Electric had fewer than 700 TS Alberto-related outages.

As of 9 a.m., TECO says the total number of customers without power is down to 2,500. More details to come.

EARLIER:
According to Tampa Electric Company, customers in…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T10:19:00-05:00 Coastal Areas In Taylor County Prepare For Landfall http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/coastal_areas_in_taylor_county_prepare_for_landfall/ By Kevin Begos
The Tampa Tribune

The fish, birds and gators may have the best take on Tropical Storm Alberto as it heads towards making landfall at one of the least populated areas on Florida’s coast, southeast of Tallahassee.

At dawn Tuesday there were reports…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T09:55:00-05:00 Power Outages (Progress Energy) http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/power_outages/ According to Progress Energy, about 2900 customers are out of power in Largo and Seminole. Around 500 customers are facing outages in St. Petersburg. Crews are en route but do not have a restoration time.

Progress Energy Customer Service: (800) 228-8485

]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T09:38:00-05:00 Citrus County Continues to Monitor TS Alberto http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/citrus_county_continues_to_monitor_ts_alberto/ Citrus County Emergency Management Officials have rescinded the mandatory evacuation notice for mobile home dwellers on the east side of Citrus County.

A mandatory evacuation continues to be in place for all residents living west of U.S. 19 and one-and-a-half miles east of U.S. 19. 

To accommodate…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T09:33:00-05:00 Pinellas County Does Not Expect Increased Threat http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/pinellas_county_does_not_expect_increased_threat/ Pinellas County Does Not Expect Increased Threat

Pinellas County EOC is not expecting any greater threat from the storm than previously anticipated.  Residents may face wind gusts of 50-60 mph, coastal storm surge of 5-7 feet and flooding in low lying areas.

At this time, 22 people…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T09:26:00-05:00 Barge Smacks Howard Frankland http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/howard_frankland_bridge_closed/

by VALERIE KALFRIN
The Tampa Tribune

TAMPA - The U.S. Coast Guard thinks high winds and seas from Tropical Storm Alberto caused a 60-foot work barge to slam into the eastbound lanes of the Howard Frankland Bridge about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.

…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-13T06:49:01-05:00 Pinellas County Schools Open Tuesday, June 13 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/pinellas_county_schools_open_tuesday_june_13/ Pinellas County public schools and district offices will be open for normal operations Tuesday, June 13.

Schools and offices will remain open. However, it is up to each parent to determine what is best for his or her child.

Pinellas County Schools’ emergency line, (727) 588-6424,…]]> Alberto: Around The Bay Area 2006-06-12T22:44:01-05:00