As tropical storm force winds moved into the area, knocking out power to more than 10,000 people in both Hillsborough and Pinellas, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made clear that the Bay area is "not out of the woods yet.""Hurricane Ian is coming to visit us tonight," Castor said in an 11:30 a.m. press conference, warning of what's likely to be unprecedented flooding when 18-20 inches of rain arrive in Tampa Wednesday night. "We could possibly see Category 1 winds here in the Bay area, so we're going to see downed trees are going to these are going to see power outages," Castor said.
As tropical storm force winds moved into the area, knocking out power to more than 10,000 people in both Hillsborough and Pinellas, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made clear that the Bay area is "not out of the woods yet.""Hurricane Ian is coming to visit us tonight," Castor said in an 11:30 a.m. press conference, warning of what's likely to be unprecedented flooding when 18-20 inches of rain arrive in Tampa Wednesday night. "We could possibly see Category 1 winds here in the Bay area, so we're going to see downed trees are going to these are going to see power outages," Castor said.