Shelter in a gazebo when the lightning hit. Steve joins us live in the forecast center. This can happen in the summer storms that crop up almost every day. Lightning is a danger we take for granted every day. I dont know the exact circumstances that happened here, but the line of thunderstorms did pass off shore in a pretty solid line from sarasota to Pinellas County. As best we can tell according to reports we is likely when the strike would have occurred which is just north of the downtown area. And that Lightning Strike would actually have occurred after the main line of thunderstorms had moved off shore. This one almost occurred farther east of where the thunderstorm line was. So the lightning danger remains really anytime youre hearing thunder and especially near thunderstorms that have recently occurred. Right now you can see theres a few Lightning Strikes on the map despite the fact that a lot over the same area. Lightning is definitely a huge danger and we still see thunderstor
With. That includes the home and the workplace and any activities in and out of the county. Reporter for now their focus is on limits the possible spread. The governor sed aside 15 million to fight zika. Experts test thousands of mosquitos and urging people to protect themselves. Its the responsibility of all of us to protect pregnant women and their developing babies. Reporter and this is all very concerning women pregnant or families thinking about having another child. But theres also some good news that came out today. And that a centers around the war that the state is waging against the zika virus. It looks like its slightly effective, isnt ya, and i tell you tonight at 6 00. More to fi this for sure. Lets bring in dr. Jo for perspective on all of this. You said at noon today that you do expect to see more cases in our area, so how concerned i think we should all be very concerned at this point in ti. Certainly we know already that about four out of five individuals who get zika
South of toledo by a couple miles or so and back up into charlotte county. A bit quick are to get off the interstate. And it looks look youre safe to get back on the very least toledo blade that will cut out big portion of though delays. Riverview drivers you have crash newly reported u. S. 301. Lane blockages reported were also noting here delays southbound as well a northbound in the area. And then well get to this road closure, which we learned about this morning early. Pasco county, old pasco road. Theres construction under way. Closing that road completely from state road 52 all way to overpass road. According to fhp all way into tomorrow. It is company that touts its ability to take care of its property. And community surrounding it. But this morning mo skaic in polk county has lot of explaining to after sink hopely hole opened up near its facilities causing what officials are causing slightly radioactive water to leak into floridas ground water. Near phosphate plant. Company is
Panhandle, big bend region of florida, expected to make land fall later tonight as a category one hurricane. You can see hurricane warnings posted for areas north of the tampa bay area. And then as we head into friday, it will continue to move away from us and then up the east coast as we head throughout Labor Day Weekend. So at this point, its looking like this could be the first hurricane to hit florida in over 10 years. Hurricane hunters were out investigating this storm the today. And thats why they were able to upgrade it hurricane. They found wind gusts up to 86 Miles Per Hour. So it has strengthened in the gulf over the course of the last 24 hours. And now its moving more quickly as it heads towards the panhandle of florida. The other big story is, with this tropical system, we have to be mindful that we could see quick spinups or isolated tornadoes. We have parts of the tampa bay area under a tornado watch. Polk county, Citrus County, hillsborough county, up through county, tha
Driver. He pulled out in front of a pickup truck. 8 on your side obtained a copy of his record. This is his third crash. The first happened on april 8th and then another on april 19th. The accident review board determines he made improper turns. They forced him to take a defensive driving course and retrain. Parents wonder why he was ever allowed back behind the wheel for the district. After the wouldnt have been driving for me. Reporter she wouldnt comment on his prior record, but tells us safety is a top priority. What do you say to parents who are concerned that this guy was still behind the wheel . Well, i would be concerned as well, but i want them to be assured that we take their childrens safety seriously and were going to make sure thats our drivers are prepared and equipped to drive safely. Parents Say Something needs if it is with a bus and kids, no. That is not acceptable. Reporter we learned that he has a c d l with passenger and School Bus Endorsement and had 38 1 2 hours