Sarasota County: Storm Surge Poles Mark Hurricane Threat

0:00It's April 29th. This is Teppabay News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the Story. Sarasota County leaders are sounding the alarm as Hurricane season kicks off June 1st. They're telling folks not to bank on last year's storms as any kind of blueprint since everyone hits different. After the brutal 2024 season with massive storm surge and flooding everywhere, the counties pushing hard for everyone to get ready now. After round prep is their game plan, but things ramp up big time this time of year, with drills like Operation Readiness. Emergency Management Chief Sandra Tapp Fumine says these exercises make sure the whole team is locked in before the next big one rolls through. Storm surge is the real beast here, especially in those low coastal spots. Residents are struggling to picture what 9 feet of water crashing and looks like and it's already wrecked havoc before. To fix that, they've planted these bright new storm surge poles along Ciesta Key and

1:00Manasota Key. They mark out exactly how high the water could climb, making the threat hit home visually. Know your evacuation zone and nail down a solid plan ahead of time. That's the key takeaway. Head to escove.net slash for greedy for all the details and stay ahead of whatever comes your way.