TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As a tropical system approaches Florida, local governments will often have to make the difficult decision to ask residents to evacuate. Now, officials are urging residents ...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is warning residents ... do whatever you need to do and then get out of the evacuation zones,” Castor told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday evening.

Here are the latest evacuation maps (interactive and printable), shelter locations and emergency information provided by your county: The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the ...

If you are in its path, you need to leave immediately. Speaking to CNN, Tampa mayor Jane Castor urged people in the evacuation zones to get out, warning that it won't be possible to simply ride ...