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Tropical downpours expected over the next few days
FOX 13 meteorologist Jim Weber is tracking a very active tropics. The Bay Area could see a lot of rain from a system circulating in the Gulf of Mexico.
TAMPA, Fla. - A little more than a week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge flooded communities across the Bay Area, a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to bring heavy rains to water-logged neighborhoods and sandbag sites are starting to open.
FOX 13 meteorologists say heavy rain could impact the Bay Area beginning Sunday and into next week.
The following sandbag sites have opened across the Bay Area:
Bradenton sandbags
- Public Works Annex, Saturday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Residents are instructed to use 9th St. W. to enter the area behind the Annex, located at 1411 9th St. W. Signage will be in place.
Sandbag distribution is limited to 10 bags per car, and a valid ID demonstrating City residency will be required. Please remember to clear your storm drains and keep those sandbags on hand through the end of hurricane season.
Hillsborough County sandbags
- E.G. Simmons Conservation Park, 2401 19th Ave. NW, Ruskin, FL 33570, Saturday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Park will be closed to the public on Saturday)
- Ed Radice Sports Complex, 14720 Ed Radice Drive, Tampa, FL 33626, Saturday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Park will remain open to the public on Saturday)
Hillsborough County residents are eligible for a maximum of 10 sandbags per vehicle. Residents must show ID verifying they live in the county; a driver’s license or utility bill will serve as proper identification. Residents should be prepared to fill their own sandbags.
Tampa sandbags
- Himes Avenue Complex (4501 S Himes Avenue), Saturday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Al Barnes Park (2902 N 32nd Street), Saturday, Oct. 5, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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