Tropical Cyclone Nine Update No. 1
Hillsborough County, Fla. (Sept. 23, 2024) - In preparation for potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise today signed an executive order declaring a state of local emergency under authority granted by the County's Emergency Management Ordinance and the Board of County Commissioners.
The state of local emergency order is in effect through Sept. 30. A state of local emergency can be in effect for only seven days, unless rescinded or extended. The emergency declaration gives the County Administrator and emergency managers the ability to quickly take certain actions to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the community, and provides a path for federal reimbursement of certain expenses.
Read the Hillsborough County order declaring a state of local emergency.
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