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Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida Sept. 26, 2024. Credit: Dave Decker \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\nBayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida Sept. 26, 2024. Credit: Dave Decker \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n
It\u2019s true that forecasters agree Florida can now expect a \u201cwell below-normal\u201d hurricane season<\/a> (it lasts through Nov. 30). That shouldn\u2019t keep you from being ready, especially since all it takes is one hurricane to upend your life (ask the New Yorkers who left after 2024, or the folks who stuck around and are still rebuilding, about that).<\/p>\n The City of Tampa is doing its part to prep residents this weekend by bringing together emergency management pros, public safety officials and community organizers who\u2019ll help locals prep for storms, protect life during one, then recover when the weather clears. The event will cover all that, plus evacuation routes, planning and more.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no cover for the City of Tampa\u2019s Get Ready Stay Ready\u2014Hurricane Preparedness Event happening Saturday, Aug. 29 Forest Hills Park Community Center.<\/a><\/p>\n Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n This article appears in August 20 \u2013 26, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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