Florida residents are advised to keep these numbers and apps handy as powerful Hurricane Ian bears down on the state as well as Georgia and South Carolina.
NEWtoward the Sunshine State, residents in Florida are advised to keep these emergency phone numbers on hand. Tampa could suffer its first direct hit from a hurricane in more than 100 years. The National Hurricane Center reports life-threatening storm surge is possible along much of Florida’s west coast, with the highest risk from Fort Myers to the Tampa Bay region.
Significant river flooding is likely across central Florida.west coast Wednesday into Thursday. Ian could also cause considerable flooding in Georgia and South Carolina later in the week.The State Assistance Information Line has been activated to provide an additional resource for Floridians to receive up-to-date information regarding Hurricane Ian.The State Assistance Information Line is a toll-free hotline activated at the time of an emergency to provide an additional resource for those in Florida to receive accurate and up-to-date information regarding an emergency or disaster situation impacting the state.Call 800-985-5990 or text"TalkWithUs" for English or"Hablanos" for Spanish to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
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