Pasco County Storm Damage: Updates, Where To Report

• Inmates from the Pasco County Jail have been helping fill sandbags for residents. The county’s sandbag locations remain open as heavy rain continues to fall. Photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page

PASCO COUNTY, FL — Pasco County emergency management officials are hitting the streets Tuesday morning to help residents who suffered damage related to Tropical Storm Colin’s pass through the region Monday.

A total of 30 assessment teams have been assembled to fan out into neighborhoods affected by the storm. Their mission Tuesday is "to help citizens who might need assistance with things like water, food or help relocating due to flooding,” the county wrote in an email to media. “The teams will also inspect buildings and property for any damage.”

As of Tuesday morning, the county had a list of information it wanted to make sure local residents were aware of:

• While the tropical storm warning has been canceled for the region, heavy rains are still possible with the potential of river flooding remaining through Wednesday
• The county emergency operations center remains fully activated; a scale-down is expected by Tuesday afternoon
• All county government offices, schools and bus routes were open Tuesday. The only exception involves the county’s recreation centers. Staff members have been deployed to help with storm damage assessments.
• Utilities are reporting that electrical service has been restored to Pasco County homes and businesses affected by outages
• All major roadways are open within Pasco County
• A total of 30,000 sandbags have been given out
• The county’s eight sandbag locations remained open Tuesday. For more information, visit: http://www.pascocountyfl.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1386

Pasco County’s customer service department fielded 1,124 calls related to Tropical Storm Colin.

Anyone with questions or with storm damage to report is asked to call 727-847-2411. People with emergencies should call 911.