County officials decided to shut down most of its government while Tropical Storm Fay makes its way across the Florida peninsula. ...more

August 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay, now seen on radar images with a small but defined eye, has surprisingly maintained its strength as it crosses over Florida, according to National Hurricane Center forecasters. ...more

August 19, 2008

Monday was a day to hurry up and wait as officials prepared for whatever Tropical Storm Fay brings to Hernando County. ...more

August 19, 2008

Thank Gawd we have our Doppler whatchamacallit thingy out there Dopplerizing day and night to let us know that, in the end, nobody has any clue where Tropical Storm/Hurricane/Big Gust of Meteorological Flatulence will eventually land. ...more

August 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay is expected to skirt Tampa as it rolls through the center of the state this afternoon, but officials warn that it will bring lots of wind and rain, and residents should remain alert. ...more

August 18, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay is expected to remain a tropical storm – but just barely -- until it reaches the Florida mainland about 8 a.m. Tuesday. ...more

August 18, 2008

Forecasters Sunday extended a hurricane watch north to Tarpon Springs as Tropical Storm Fay grazed the southern coast of Cuba and headed on a path that could take the storm into the western edge of Pinellas County as a hurricane. ...more

August 18, 2008

Neither County officials nor the National Weather Service knows exactly what to expect from Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 18, 2008

Public schools throughout Highlands County will be closed Tuesday as the county braces for Tropical Storm Fay. Two of those schools, including Woodlawn Elementary in Sebring and Lake Placid High School, will be activated at 6 p.m. Monday as hurricane shelters, Highlands County Emergency Operations director Bill Nichols said Sunday. The county will also open the Avon Park Recreational Center for shelter. The County Board of Commissioners will hold an emergency meeting at 8 a.m. Monday to decide if other county services will be halted Tuesday, when Fay is expected to pass through Highlands County. National Weather Service projections indicate that the eye will go over Hardee County. ...more

August 17, 2008

As residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, officials in Monroe County are considering issuing an evacuation order for tourists. ...more

August 17, 2008