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Manatee County Emergency Management officials urged Manatee County residents to monitor tropical storms approaching Florida over the weekend. It is still too early to know exactly where the storms will track, but Tropical Storm Laura may bring strong winds, heavy rain and storm surge to Manatee County, said Emergency Management Chief Steve Litschauer.

“We’re expecting tropical storm winds as early as Monday night or early Tuesday morning here,” Litschauer said. “There’s still a lot of uncertainty since Tropical Storm Laura is still so far out. Residents should not focus attention on the cone of uncertainty but more on trends this far out. As T.S. Laura moves closer to Florida the cone and track will shift multiple times east and west. Manatee County Public Works will make sand and bags available for the public beginning 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Rubonia Community Center and the Myakka City Community Center. 

The Rubonia Community Center is located at 1309 72nd Street E., Palmetto. The Myakka City Community Center is located at 10060 Wauchula Road, Myakka City. Both self-service sandbag locations will be open until 8 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 22. Residents can find more information on sandbags at www.mymanatee.org/sandbags

For more information on Manatee County Government, visit www.mymanatee.org or call 941-748-4501

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