POLK COUNTY, Fla.  — Sandbag locations across the Tampa Bay area are opening on Friday morning as heavy rain is forecast on Friday and Saturday.
A Flood Watch is in place from 8 a.m. Friday till 8 p.m. Saturday for the next counties:
- Citrus
- Hernando
- Hillsborough
- Manatee
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Sarasota
A Flood Watch has been issued in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, and Levy counties. The Flood Watch will start Friday AM and proceed by means of Sat night as extra rounds of showers and storms will proceed across the area as a result of soggy climate sample in place. #FLwx pic.twitter.com/oJLLXbmJdO
— NWS Tampa Bay (@NWSTampaBay) September 9, 2022
Sandbag locations at present open:
Polk County
Open by means of Wednesday, September 14. Locations are open from 7 a.m. to five:30 p.m. every day. A minimal of 10 sandbags will likely be offered to every family.
- Mulberry – 900 NE fifth St., Mulberry, (863) 519-4734
- Lakeland – 8970 N. Campbell Road, Lakeland (863) 815-6701
- Fort Meade – 1061 NE ninth St., Fort Meade (863) 285-6588
- Frostproof – 350 County Road 630A, Frostproof (863) 635-7879
- Auburndale – 1701 Holt Road, Auburndale (863) 965-5524
- Dundee – 805 Dr. Martin Luther King St. SW, Dundee, (863) 421-3367
- Poinciana Park – nook of Lake Hatchineha Road and Marigold Ave.
Pasco County
New Port Richey:
Available for metropolis residents, should present proof of metropolis residency. The station is self-serve so convey your individual shovel.