Tropical Storm Eta Leaves Thousands Without Power In Flooding In Tampa Bay

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TAMPA, Fla – Tropical Story Eta leaves the Tampa Bay area Thursday morning, but the storm has left flooding and thousands of people without power in its wake.

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→ The latest news from the National Hurricane Center on Eta, all watches and warnings

7:24

The City of Clearwater incorrectly said all lanes on Courtney Campbell’s Causeway reopened earlier Thursday morning. Eastbound lanes remain closed at the moment.

7:11

Tampa International Airport is resuming normal operations. Passengers should check the status of their flight with their airline.

7 h

Eta crosses northern Florida. All watches and warnings have been suspended in the Tampa Bay area.

6:20 a.m.

Sarasota-Bradenton International reopens its doors.

6 h

Hillsborough Area Regional Transportation (HART) will resume service at noon Thursday. This includes service on all bus lines, the TECO Line tram and the HART SMART AV service.

5 h 37

Eastbound lanes of Courtney Campbell Causeway are closed.

5 h 35

Firefighters say they have rescued at least a dozen people from Bayshore Boulevard who got stuck in flooding. Thursday morning, a few vehicles remain abandoned on the road, which is still flooded.

You can verify this card of the City of Tampa for reported and confirmed street flooding.

Firefighters rescue drivers stranded in Bayshore due to flooding

5 h 33

Flooding eases Thursday morning at Twin Cities Mobile Home Park in St. Pete. Residents were forced to evacuate Wednesday evening due to rain and flooding.

Residents forced to evacuate St. Pete mobile home park due to rain and flooding

5:30 a.m.

Power outages

• Duke Energy
  • 34,388 customers without electricity in Florida
    • Majority of outages occur in Pinellas County
• TECO
  • 3,110 customers without electricity

Families in the Tampa Bay area wake up without power after Tropical Storm Eta

5:20 a.m.

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge remains closed.

5 a.m.

A couple in Tampa hope to receive help from the Red Cross Thursday after high winds knocked down a massive tree in their home Wednesday night. Tampa Fire Rescue told them the house was no longer structurally safe.

Tampa couple are homeless after high winds from Tropical Storm Eta drop massive tree at home

4:30

Meteorologist Greg Dee said Thursday night Eta would weaken into a tropical depression. Eta leaves our area, crosses the state and heads for the coast of Georgia.

Tropics Tracking | November 12, morning update

4 a.m.

Eta made his second landing in Florida near Cedar Key with winds of 50 mph.

3 a.m.

Eta is blamed for at least one death in the Tampa Bay area. A manatee County person was killed after being electrocuted inside a house while standing in the water on Wednesday, officials said.

Shelter Information

• Pinellas County
  • Ross Norton Recreation Complex (1426 S. Martin Luther King Jr Ave. Clearwater, FL 33756)
  • Lealman Exchange (5175 45th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714)

• Hillsborough County
  • Steinbrenner High School (pets allowed), 5575 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road
  • Burnett Middle School (pets welcome), 1010 N. Kingsway Road
  • Middleton High School, 4801 N. 22nd St.
  • Reddick Elementary School, 325 West Lake Drive
  • Sickles High School (pet friendly) and Family Shelter, 7950 Gunn Hwy