Several cities and counties are cutting off water services to residents ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Pinellas County
Pinellas County officials said potable water is being restricted to the barrier islands beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Bel Air Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Reddington Shores, Reddington Beach, Madeira Beach, John Pass, Treasure Island, Pass a Grille, South Pasadena, Tierra Verde, and Fort DeSoto will all have water restricted to their area.
St. Pete Beach
St. Pete Beach officials are deactivating all sanitary sewer lines as part of the ongoing storm preparation. They will be completely offline by 12 p.m. on Tuesday until further notice.
Sarasota County
As of Oct. 8, Sarasota County Public Utilities began shutting off potable water services and lift stations for wastewater services to our customers on Siesta Key and Casey Key. This precautionary measure protects the community’s infrastructure, which may be inundated by storm surge and high winds.
Manatee County
Manatee County Utilities crews shut off water to the islands as of 10 a.m. Tuesday. Officials said this happened earlier than with Helene to protect infrastructure and lift stations.
HURRICANE RESOURCES
Your Voice: Report card on President Trump's first 100 days in office
ABC Action News anchor Paul LaGrone went out to get your voice on President Trump’s first 100 days and to find out what letter grade you’d give his second term so far.