Pinellas County Monitoring Tropical Storm Eta As Hurricane Season Continues

Eta is expected to spring strong winds to Florida.

Posted Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 11:12 am ET|Updated Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 5:58 pm ET

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Pinellas County is monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Eta as the hurricane season continues.

Hurricane season lasts from June 1 to Nov. 30.

The National Hurricane Center has placed Pinellas County in the five-day cone of uncertainty
for the approach of Tropical Storm Eta.

Regardless of the storm’s eventual track, high winds, rain and flooding may affect Pinellas County this weekend and into early next week.

Stay informed:

Web updates to be posted online at www.pinellascounty.org
Sign up for Alert Pinellas at www.pinellascounty.org/alertpinellas
Monitor local news media, National Weather Service, www.pinellascounty.org,
Facebook @PinellasCountyNews and Twitter @PinellasCoNews
Review tips and planning tools in the 2020 All Hazard Guide online at www.pinellascounty.org/emergency
Look up evacuation zone one of the following ways:
Visit http://pinellascounty.org/knowyourzone
Download the Ready Pinellas app
Call 727-453-3150 land-line, enter 10-digit home phone number
Review disaster plans
Purchase necessary items to complete survival kit now
Prepare your kit
Be sure to include face coverings, sanitizer and necessary hygiene supplies, and gather important papers
Review the checklist online at www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/prepareahead.htm
If you need access to special needs shelters and have not yet registered this year, preregister by calling 727-464-3800 or go to the website at www.pinellascounty.org/specialneeds and get more information.
Sign up for pet shelters now by visiting www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/petpreparedness

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.