ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ahead of Tropical Storm Eta making landfall for the second time in Florida, it dumped rain on the Tampa Bay area.
As you go about your day today, there are road closures you should keep in mind.
Local officials have blocked off several roads across the Bay area as debris and water cover the pavement. Most agencies are also reminding drivers to turn around, don't drown.
Here is a county by county breakdown:
Pinellas County:
- Eastbound lanes of the Courtney Campbell Causeway
Hernando County:
- 8479 Colma Street, Spring Hill - Large Tree Blocking Roadway
- 1358 Haulover Avenue, Spring Hill - Large Tree Leaning Into Roadway - Half the street blocked
Sarasota County:
- All roads are open in the City of Sarasota according to the police department. There still may be standing water in some areas. Please use caution when driving.
Hillsborough County:
- The City of Tampa along with Alert Tampa has been keeping track of reported flooding across the City of Tampa. See currently blocked roads below:
D1
Bay to Bay/Westshore-Both directions on B2B has standing water
Courtney Campbell Causeway - shut down EB by DOT/Clearwater WB OPEN, EB CLOSED EB SHUTDOWN DOT STARTED CLEAN UP CW SIDE WILL BE CLOSED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS
Lamb/Westshore-Schiller- standing water
Plant/Bayshore-leaving TGH-impassable
Swann/Brevard-SB Brevard impassable
D3
N/A
D2
N/A
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