Flooding and Stormwater
Pinellas County is here to help you prepare your home for a potential flood and help you know what to do during and after a flood occurs.
Stormwater & Vegetation Division
Stormwater and Vegetation, a division of Public Works, operates and maintains the county's stormwater infrastructure, maintains right-of-ways, easements and other lands through the practice of urban forestry, landscape services, and vegetation management. The division also provides countywide mosquito control for public health protection, is responsible for watershed management and surface water quality as well as the administration of the county's floodplain management program.
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Cherokee Drive Drainage Improvements
Project Overview The Cherokee Drive (48th Avenue North) neighborhood predominantly consists of single-family homes that were built as early as the 1950s.......
Roosevelt Creek Channel 5 Improvements
Project Overview The objective of the Roosevelt Creek Channel 5 Improvements project is to establish a more natural connection between Channel 5......
Emergency Information
View the latest storm forecastsIn the case of a large-scale emergency in Pinellas County, this page will be updated on an ongoing......
Permits for RVs or other temporary shelter for unincorporated Pinellas during repairs
Residents of unincorporated Pinellas County whose home was damaged and made uninhabitable because of Hurricane Idalia may apply to place a temporary shelter on their property until their primary home can be repaired or replaced....
Low-interest repair loans available for Pinellas businesses, homeowners
The U.S. Small Business Administration is now offering low-interest loans starting as low as 2.5 percent for Pinellas homeowners and 4 percent for businesses to make repairs and cover economic losses from Hurricane Idalia....
Pinellas County earns improved Class 2 rating from National Flood Insurance Program
Pinellas County Government has earned an improved Community Rating System (CRS) rating from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The new Class......
Make a Plan
Once you Know Your Risk, you can Make A Plan for how to respond if a hazard is threatening your safety. Who......
Annual update of local hazard mitigation strategy plan complete
In an ongoing effort to reduce the impact of hazards such as flooding, sea level rise and storm surge, Pinellas County, municipal......
Flood Mitigation Action Plan
Overview Pinellas County is developing a countywide Flood Mitigation Action Plan (FMAP) to make the county more resilient to flooding and other......
Whitney Road and Wolford Road Intersection and Roadway Improvements
Project Overview This project proposes roadway, drainage, sidewalk and traffic safety improvements to the intersection of Whitney Road and Wolford Road. The......