Five Things to Know Today: Tuesday, August 23

1) Hurricane Irene is expected to hit Florida. If you're looking for information on hurricanes, check out .

2) Tampa Bay SPCA found forever homes for 35 animals this weekend during their ! If you want to have a new furry friend, consider adopting a rescue pet.

3) You can blog here on Patch! When you blog, you can get your ideas heard by anyone who happens to drop by Pinellas Beaches Patch. If you’re interested, shoot me an e-mail at leigh.armstrong@patch.com

4) Did you know you can request follow-ups to stories you like? Below every article, there's a button to request a follow-up. Do that and we'll try our best here to get you more information!

5) Here's your Tuesday forecast. It'll be partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms and highs around 90 There's a 40 percent chance of rain and heat index readings will be 100 to 105.