TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As a tropical system approaches Florida, local governments will often have to make the difficult decision to ask residents to evacuate. Now, officials are urging residents ...

If an evacuation order is issued for your area or storm surge is threatening to flood the Tampa Bay region ... Emergency Management has a Know Your Zone map where you can type in your address ...

Here are the latest evacuation maps (interactive and printable), shelter locations and emergency information provided by your county: The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the ...