To hillsborough to bruce b downs boulevard. We have new video of a coast guard rescue near johns pass. The boat was taking on water. When the coast guard helicopter arrived, they found the man trying to bail out using a plastic cup. Russell wow. Lets get to Shayla Reaves right now at the Coast Guard Air station. Pin a situation like that, just keep shovelling, right . Reporter thats do. In this case, help arrived just in time. If you think about this, there was a half inch, were told, separating that water from the batteries in the boat. So this really could have escalated quickly. But again, fortunately, the coast guard was able to step in and make a difference. I want you to take a look at th video. This is released to us by the air station here in clearwater. It was captured on thursy so st igine youre alone on a and youre miles from land. Thats to the man on your screen about 12 miles fr johns pass. The situation intensified as you can see there as the coast guard approached. He wa
Completely. Flooding at ashley drive, dale mabry at san miguel. I downgraded this one, manhattan at delprado because a crew said they were able to get through. Use caution there. Also caution here, gandy at west shore. Previous flooding reported here, previous flooding reported as well, manhattan to gandy boulevard. Railroad crossing is blocked state road 60 road. It is blocking traffic. Avoid in and out of pinellas. This is just area where were seeing bad flooding, shore acres completely impassible. Workers and residents only allowed and well update you on a few other spots. Dave i can tell you, more heavy rain moving through the metro area for the height of the let me start up in pasco county. We have that Flood Warning out for 7 15 and a lot of times when you get a Flood Warning, theyll say for this area, for that area. Its for the whole county. Weve had six inches of rain so obviously flooding is an issue as more rain comes along this morning to the east of 75. A nice break from sp
Specifically 77 in tampa. 79 in st. Petersburg, and 75 in plant city, and afternoon high today, above average, and the average is 90, and im expecting 92, and the average is here is important. We spent 98 days with the average high of 90, and during that time this year, right on par. 910. 3 this year. If you want to know when it will start average high is 87 by the end of september. Something to look forward to at 08, and i will take you hour bihour through the commute today. We have a great drive across the bay area bridges, and i will start with the good news first. 275 at fowler. Moving over to the the seminole area, and will zoom in here, just north of ulmerton at seminole boulevard at 16th avenue. They wrap it up in the middle of september, take ridge road or starkey load as well. I just got word of an accident on 66th street. More coming up. Back to gene and gayle. Every day we get more reports of the zika virus transmitting. Today an important event be held to help give momstobe
New this morning a bay area boater rescued by the coast guard. His boat started taking on the water. In the middle of the gulf. But thankfully. He had a working radio. The coast guard got the mayday call just before three yesterday afternoon. A man said his 20 foot boat was sinking, about ten miles off johns pass. A coast guard helicopter crew flew down from clearwater to help. This is video of the rescue just released by the coast guard. When they got to the boat they say the man was trying to get the water out, with the only thing he had a cup they lowered a dewatering pump. And a rescue swimmer. And helped him back to a dock. If the water on the boat rose just another . Half an inch. The battery would have flooded and the boat would have gone under. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves is covering this story for us. And shell bring us a live update. Coming up in our next half hour. A lot of Unanswered Questions this morning. After a car hit a young girl on her way to school. The girl is recovering
Bill clintons past. A new mode of transportation in Pinellas County this morning. We are live from Madeira Beach as a new Ferry Service gets set to launch. From tampaways number from tampa bays number one news station, this is good day tampa bay. Anjuli good morning to you and welcome to good day tampa bay. 9 a. M. On this saturday mor morning, i am anjuli davis. Alcides i am alcides segui. Us about the forecast. Lindsay Hurricane Hunters, we need their missions to tell us how strong are the winds. What is the eye like. What is the structure like for the system. They are fighting strong fl flightlevel winds at mayor hurricane strength and they are kind of just getting started. So the info you see right here ised a of 8 a. M. Will get a whole new track as of 11 a. M. And what we have is 155mileperhour winds. The storm not quite as structurally organized as last night when it was a category 5, watching when it takes its north leer track. Looks to start some time late tomorrow and that pu