Tropical Depression Nine is still a few days away from the Tampa Bay area, and the storm path could change. The Gabber will post updates for Gulfport and the beach communities periodically.
National Hurricane Center
The City of Gulfport issued a press release this afternoon (Sept. 23) about Tropical Depression #9, for which Gulfport (and coastal Tampa Bay) is the so-called “cone of uncertainty.” Here’s the City’s advice – and some of our own – at this time.
- Review your emergency plans and supplies now; check pinellascounty.org/emergency for guidance, and get your kid ready now. Take a look at the prep checklist from Pinellas County
- Sign up for Alert Pinellas, an emergency community notification service that issues alerts regarding
- Mandatory evacuations
- Hurricane information
- Gas leak
- Boil water orders
- Utility notices
- Flooding events
- Hazard event
- Local emergency
- Monitor news
- Follow Pinellas County News on Twitter (@pinellasconews) and Facebook
- Monitor pinellascounty.org
- For Gulfport, check mygulfport.us/stormevent for updates
- Check hurricanes.gov, which issues official updates every three hours (11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m., 11 p.m., 2 a.m., 5 a.m., and 8 a.m.)
- Local news, including thegabber.com and @gabbernews on Twitter
- Know your evacuation zone. Here are three ways to find it:
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