CLEARWATER, Fla. — The City of Clearwater inspired residents to keep knowledgeable about Tropical Depression #9.
The path is unsure, however prospects are shopping for storm supplies.
On Friday, prospects headed to Lowe’s Home Improvement on U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater.
Several folks had been shopping for turbines, together with Richard Taylor. Taylor stated he was headed to Georgia this morning however determined to keep on the town.
“I woke up this morning. We were driving to Georgia for a trip and on the way, we checked the spaghetti plots and some of the news outlets and decided to turn around and come back,” stated Taylor.
Taylor spent the previous 30 years residing in Chicago, however his fiancé is from Florida.
“She’s out getting food, and I’m here getting a generator and gas cans,” stated Taylor.
“I bought this inverter generator that was pretty small because it fit in my car and can power a refrigerator and a window unit just this little tiny unit for one bedroom,” stated Taylor.
“We have two full freezers full of food and our generator we have at home is not functional so just to be safe, just incase. It’s not 100% sure it’s headed this way,” stated Alana Fraddosio.
People ought to put together a hurricane package. The package ought to embody a primary assist package with bandages, sanitary wipes, flashlights with charged batteries and a battery-operated fan.
You must also have one gallon of water per particular person for a minimum of three days and 3-7 days value of meals for you and your pet.
It is a good suggestion to hold some meals that requires zero preparation like bread, peanut butter, bananas, canned fruits, power bars and granola.
The City of Clearwater encourages residents to join Alert Pinellas and obtain the brand new Ready Pinellas app within the App Store or Google Play retailer for real-time storm updates.