right now on news channel 8 at 6:00. an unpleasant surprise for two home invasion suspects, how the victim made sure those crooks won t be bothering anyone any time soon. good evening, everyone. i m rod carter. thanks so much for joining us tonight. we ll begin with the expected to drench pinellas county this week. residents aren t taking any chances. people traveled to the community park in st. petersburg with their shovels and filled sand backs for free. this started at noon and about an hour later 150 bags had already been given out. we spoke with a man that says it s better to be safe than sorry. i think it s important just for peace of mind. even if the weather doesn t hit, i still got a couple bags. a bit and i think it s important to allow communities to prepare themselves. sandbags will be available again tomorrow in st. petersburg from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. the sandbags are limited to 20 bags per person. just how much rain are we talking about? let s go strai
different tropical depressions form. this one actually predated this one here. we ve got one moving toward the carolinas, one that is going to be of interest to us. this is going to be tropical depression number nine, what we have been referring to as invest 99l. it could be hermine. it could be, well, heading into the gulf as a tropical storm and then back toward the big bend area by thursday and into friday. the good it has gotten a little bit better developed so it is moving further out. the bad news is it will come in north of us and bring rain later in the week. we are getting rain right now. as a matter of fact we are seeing pretty good lightning strikes offshore, over 1300 in the past half hour as the storm system moves through hillsborough and pinellas. there are showers in blooming dale, apollo beach, downtown tampa and a few located by but they have moved quickly across as easterly winds continue. we are looking now at temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, still coo
onstreet parking spots and more bike lanes. how to get around it? there s a web site for this. we ve got a link on abcactionnews.com. the florida department of transportation will give folks another update on the controversial tampa bay express project tonight. a meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 at the saunders library on nebraska avenue. another meeting thursday. the meetings will focus on the proposed changes to the i-275 and i-4 interchange and changes to 275 and bearss avenue. let s look at part of the morning commute. state road 60 west of bayport. pretty quiet now. janelle is watching the cameras and will have a full look in 30 minutes. here s ivan with a look at the forecast. pretty quiet. clear skies, 79 in tampa, no issues with the bus stop forecast as far as wet roads or rain, but by afternoon, 3:00, numerous showers and thunderstorms developing with temperatures in the upper 80s. more on the storm coverage and of course the increasing rain chances the neck few day
throughout monday. kcrg-tv nine s brea love talked with a iowa state trooper about precautions that people - especially drivers - should take while outside. roads are looking clear in the interstate 380/highway 20 area, but road crews, drivers, and state troopers are all bracing for that winter storm. we spent the afternoon with iowa state trooper david wonders. he says with the type of weather expected, you should not leave your home, unless there is an emergency. he says if you do leave, make sure to dress appropriately, fill up your tank, and bring extra food and water. if you are stranded, stay in your car and call 9-1-1. wonders says there will be plenty of help out on the roads. we just try to get as many guys working on the road as we can. we try and make our way up and down the roadway finding stranded motorist and accidents along the way. he says it s very important to do not walk on the roadways in dangerous weather conditions. with many areas in eastern iowa ex
winds: ne 15-25 alo: 22 dbq: 27 iow: 26 - tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 24-30 winds: alo: 25 dbq: 28 iow: 29 thanks kaj. authorities are warning people in southeastern new mexico to stay off the roads this morning. this comes as the governor issues a state of emergency. all because of a massive snowstorm that covered the state. some places reported 21 inches of snow. officials say more than ten thousand homes are without power in eastern new mexico. emergency crews are busy with several high rise in missouri. there have been more than 1-hundred water rescues over the weekend. floodwaters swept away cars killing six in two different accidents. emergency managers say they expect more rain and additional flooding through monday. city leaders in waterloo want to stop city council members from leaking confidentiaiainformation from closos sessions. councilman pat morrissey of waterloo s 3rd ward wants the council to adopt the policy. the m%asure would res