Residents of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Counties can only water their lawns once a week beginning December 1 after the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board declared a modified phase one water shortage on Tuesday.
Hurricane Idalia made landfall at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, but the storm s effects were felt much earlier. As of 1:30 p.m. there were no reports of major damage.
With Idalia expected to make landfall in Florida as a hurricane later this week, many areas in Central Florida are closing down in preparation of the massive storm.
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