We still don’t know the true impacts left in Tampa Bay by Hurricane Milton. We will provide more specific resources once that info becomes clear, but for now, our guide to post-storm resources following Idalia last year is still a great place to start.
Here’s some other places to keep tabs on what’s happening:
The City of Tampa is posting updates on its Instagram page. And St. Pete is keeping residents posted too.
For those applying for financial aid from FEMA, the St. Pete Catalyst rounded up some super useful tips + advice for navigating the process. We also put together some similar tips after Helene.
We also recommend following your local police department, be that Tampa PD, St. Pete PD, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, or the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. They’ll be giving updates on social media in the coming days about closures, openings, and safety advice.
Again, do not drive through floodwaters. Just six inches of water is enough to sink a car. Keep tabs on Tampa’s Reported Street Flooding.
Also, do not walk through floodwaters. Electric currents, bacteria, and dangerous animals (think: snakes) can all pose significant risks to your safety.
If you’re out of power
- Residents using an iPhone 14 or later, running iOS 16.1 or later, or a Pixel 9, may be able to send messages by satellite without cellular or Wi-Fi capability. The Sarasota Herald Tribune shares how to how set it up.
- Keep Tampa Electric’s outage map handy and sign up for outage notifications. Duke Energy is also tracking outages via this map.
- Power could potentially be out for awhile post-storm. Follow us on Instagram, where we’ll be sharing spots to charge your phone or get internet access.
