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Sandbags Available for Hillsborough County Residents Through Thursday
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Hillsborough County. To help residents prepare, the Public Works Department is offering materials to make sandbags.
With a Flood Watch looming over Hillsborough County until Thursday evening, Hillsborough County's Public Works Department is helping residents prepare for the worst.
Hillsborough County is making sandbags available to the public June 5, until 8 p.m., and June 6, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., as weather conditions permit, at all three county Public Works Service Units:
- West Service Unit – 9805 Sheldon Road
- South Service Unit – 8718 Old Big Bend Road
- East Service Unit – 4702 Sydney Road
Sandbag materials will be available for residents to make their own sandbags. Residents must sign their names and provide their home addresses acknowledging the receipt of 25 sandbags or less.
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Citizens also can call 813-635-5400 to report flooding/road problems or request additional information.
To receive the latest emergency and news announcements via email or text from Hillsborough County, sign up for Emergency Alerts on the county’s website. Additional storm information will be available on the county’s Storm webpage.
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