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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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida
WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected......
Pinellas County Order Lifting Hurricane Helene Barrier Island Evacuations
WHEREAS, evacuations were ordered due to the threats posed by Hurricane Helene pursuant to Pinellas County Resolution 24-68 for the protection of......
Pinellas County Order Lifting Hurricane Helene Evacuations
WHEREAS, the primary threats of the hurricane have passed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND DECLARED in accordance with Resolution No. 24-68,......
Storm Recovery Permitting
Goal Our goal is to help residents stay in their homes and businesses reopen as quickly as possible by streamlining the permitting......
Update #6: Sandbag disposal
Pinellas County has distributed more than 21,000 sandbags in 2024 in preparation for storm season, including more than 3,400 in the days......
Actualización #6: Cómo disponer de los sacos de arena
El Condado Pinellas ha distribuido más de 21,000 sacos de arena en 2024 en preparación para la temporada de huracanes, incluyendo más......
Pinellas County seeks input on community flooding
Pinellas County is assessing sea level rise and storm surge flooding and is seeking input from those who live and work in......
Pinellas County Emergency Management shares three key steps for a safer hurricane season
The 2024 hurricane season starts June 1, and Pinellas County Emergency Management asks residents to remember three things to survive a disaster.......
Manejo de Emergencias del Condado Pinellas comparte tres pasos claves para una temporada de huracanes más segura
La temporada de huracanes 2024 comienza el 1 de junio, y Manejo de Emergencias del Condado Pinellas pide a las personas que......
Annual Update of Local Mitigation Strategy plan complete
Pinellas County and most of its municipal partners participate in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). Submittal of......