Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
A cold front is moving south of Tampa Bay with gusty winds and lower humidity today.
Highs will reach the low to mid 80s.
It’s breezy with a northeast wind 10 to 20 mph and higher gusts.
Highs: 84
Lows: 62
Rain Coverage: 10%
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Soda and candy among items no longer eligible through SNAP
Starting today SNAP recipients will no longer be allowed to purchase some common foods with their benefits.
2. Work Zone Safety Week highlights risks after Hillsborough County accident
Work Zone Safety Week is underway, drawing renewed attention to the dangers faced by road construction crews across Florida.
3. Citrus County patients receiving at-home care through Tampa General’s new program
The program is ensuring patients—even in some of the most rural parts of the Bay Area—can receive the critical healthcare they need at their own home
4. Officials say 1 dead after plane crashes into Wesley Chapel subdivision
Pasco County officials say the FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash.
5. Rainy season brings mosquito concerns as Pinellas County officials urge prevention
Officials are asking the public to help with mosquito prevention to keep numbers down as the rainy season approaches.
6. Volunteers clean up trash around Clearwater Beach
The cleanup aimed to raise awareness about protecting the Gulf and endangered species like the Rice’s whale.
Around the Nation & World
1. Louisiana father kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting at house, police say
2. Trump says US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz that tried to pass blockade
3. Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray
4. Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths
Quote of the Day
The World’s Largest Jeep Exclusive event in Daytona Beach, known as “Jeep Beach,” is happening all week.
For 10 days, Jeep enthusiasts, or Jeepers, from all over the country will participate in a series of fun-filled events and meet other fellow enthusiasts, all while giving back to the community.
Proceeds raised from the events have gone toward groups like the Boys & Girls Club of Volusia and Flagler Counties and the Childhood Cancer Foundation.