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Be prepared for severe weather

Are you prepared for a hurricane?

• How to prepare for a hurricane
• What to do if you are told to evacuate

  Here is a list of Red Cross shelters in your area that you can use if you are asked to evacuate your home.

  Citrus County (Inverness, Crystal River)

  Hernando County (Brooksville, Weeki Wachee)

  Hillsborough County (Tampa, Plant City, Ruskin)

  Pasco County (Dade City, New Port Richey)

  Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Clearwater)

  For more Red Cross information see The Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross serving Hillsborough, Pinellas, and East Pasco Counties, with offices in Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg.

• Recovering after the hurricane

Keep safe during a thunderstorm
With thunder storms comes lightning. Here are some tips to keep you safe.

Do you have a plan if a tornado hits?
Tornadoes hit with little warning. Don't be caught without an action plan.

Times photo by SCOTT KEELER

A water spout touches down on the Gulf of Mexico just west of Clearwater Beach during a severe thunderstom that moved across Pinellas County.