Sarasota and Manatee counties and the cities of North Port and Venice are opening self-serve sandbag filling stations Friday, prompted by the National Weather Service in Ruskin forecasting multiple ...

Across Florida, residents are rushing to fill sandbags and haul them back to their homes in the hopes of keeping the floodwaters out before Hurricane Milton brings a 12-foot storm surge and up to 15 ...

Seniors and individuals with special needs will be attended first, with a dedicated time for sandbag filling on Friday, August 2, 2024, from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Immediately after, all members of ...

'I have not found any in the Boca area. There seems to be more in Broward County,' resident Jen Boronico says PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — As rain trickled down Monday afternoon, customers trickled in ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Communities in our area are helping residents get ready for the heavy rains forecasted in the area this week. Bryan County says they will keep providing sand and bags as long as ...

SANDBAGS ARE OFTEN THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN PROTECTING YOUR HOME FROM RISING WATERS, BUT MANY PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO FILL THEM UP OR LAY THEM DOWN PROPERLY. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE ...

As Hurricane Milton approaches coastal Florida, residents are again packing and setting out sandbags, a familiar attempt at limiting flood damage that has become a ritual in the wake of Hurricane ...

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — Multiple communities have sandbag-filling locations available to the public ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall this week in Florida. Riviera Beach will start ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Sandbag sites will be open across parts of the Tampa Bay area ahead of potential impacts from Tropical Depression Four this weekend. Tampa officials are urging people to be prepared for ...