Pinellas county housing authority
Pinellas county housing authority

Tropical Storm Helene Update

Due to the impending Tropical Storm Helene, the housing authority offices will be closed on:

Wednesday, September 25, at 2:00pm and will reopen on Monday, September 30 at 8:00am.

Thank you for your patience. Stay Safe!

Message from Pinellas Continuum of Care

Pinellas County Government and the Pinellas Continuum of Care are monitoring Tropical Storm Helene, which is forecast to become a major hurricane by Thursday.

A Hurricane Watch, Storm Surge Watch and Flood Watch are in effect for Pinellas County. Significant and possibly life-threatening winds, storm surge flooding and flash flood conditions are possible in Pinellas County. The current forecast calls for higher storm surge than Tampa Bay has experienced in recent history, impacting the county for a longer time period than during Hurricane Idalia. The biggest impacts are currently expected during the day on Thursday. Though no evacuations have been ordered at this time, we encourage everyone to sign up for emergency alerts through Alert Pinellas. To check your zone and sign up for alerts go to disaster.pinellas.gov.

Emergency Shelters may open on Wednesday 9/25. Click here for status updates. Upon opening, Special Needs Hurricane Shelters are available to residents of all ages who have special needs including requiring oxygen, mobility assistance, transportation assistance, etc. Call 727-464-4333 to register.

Residents are urged to check their emergency plans and evacuation zone, sign up for Alert Pinellas.

Residents with storm preparedness questions can call the County Information Center at 727-464-4333. For the latest forecast information, see hurricanes.gov and weather.gov/tampa

 

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