"Don't be fooled" by sunshine in Tampa, mayor says From

 

In this screengrab from video, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor speaks with CNN about Hurricane Helene on September 25. 

CNN

The City of Tampa is doing their best to keep the community safe ahead of Hurricane Helene but its mayor is urging people to understand their level of responsibility, too, she said in a Thursday news conference.

Flooding has already begun Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said. “Do not be fooled” by the sunshine.

“That does not mean that it’s safe because as the tide goes up and those bands come around at the the outside of the hurricane, it’s going to pull all of that water into Tampa Bay, and we are going to see significant flooding 5 to 8 feet,” Castor said. “As we said before, you can’t wait to see what happens, because tidal (storm) surge is going to come very, very quickly and we don’t want anyone in our community to be injured by making a wrong decision. So take it seriously.”