Ariel Plasencia

Enjoyed meeting my all-time favorite author @Connellybooks at @OxfordExchange with the lovely @LindaHurtadoFOX yesterday. What a fun night! 📖 https://t.co/yNMtgkocWe

.@LindaHurtadoFOX said it all! What a fun night 📖

Linda Hurtado @LindaHurtadoFOX

Here are a few of my favorite things: great authors @Connellybooks great friends and coworkers @ariel_plasencia and great local bookstores @OxfordExchange https://t.co/xJ8974X6vP

RT @LindaHurtadoFOX: Great crowd this morning ⁦@RJStadium⁩ for ⁦@TampaStrides⁩. Thanks to my family and my ⁦@FOX13News⁩ family for support…

CONFIRMED: @Costco in Brandon HAS GAS. However, after talking to customers, you WILL WAIT an average of 1-2 hours to get gas. The line stretches over I-75. We went to so many other gas stations & struggled to find others that were open. @FOX13News #HurricaneMilton https://t.co/r0h2yVLzKr

This is what Tampa family business, Pilgrim Permocoat looks like the morning after #HurricaneMilton. One side of the building was completely sheared off by the storm. Objects on the third floor are precariously perched on the edge. Family says nobody was hurt. @FOX13News https://t.co/lk768UGo4P

Northbound lanes of Bayshore Blvd in Tampa are already underwater, beginning around Oregon Ave intersection. #hurricanemilton @FOX13News https://t.co/9PRIe5UDzt

Rain & wind on Bayshore Blvd in Tampa as Hurricane #Milton draws closer. @FOX13News https://t.co/wanLh3aTiP

“It's just a wreck. Everything is a loss.” Residents in south West Shore area of Tampa say the road back to normal is going to be a long one. Unfortunately, so many of them lost so much after #Helene. Our meteorologists say this area saw about 7 ft of storm surge. @FOX13News https://t.co/U2INXmU5G3

DAVIS ISLANDS: This is one of two houses that caught fire on Davis Islands from #Helene. According to Tampa mayor @JaneCastor, this fire was more than likely caused by an electric vehicle. However, it remains under investigation. @FOX13News https://t.co/HJlVj8UYgZ

DAVIS ISLANDS: This #Tesla caught fire on Davis Islands from #Helene. The owner told me that thankfully, everybody is okay. @FOX13News https://t.co/g3Tlx3fGTJ

HAPPENING NOW: Tampa Mayor @JaneCastor says two homes caught fire on Davis Islands, one likely “from an electric vehicle.” Two deaths have been reported so far: One was a traffic incident and one was an elderly resident in her home this morning, per Mayor. @FOX13News #Helene https://t.co/xD99GZBdLQ

HAPPENING NOW: Here’s a closer look at Bayshore Blvd in Tampa. The northbound lanes starting at Bay to Bay are closed due to flooding. @FOX13News #Helene https://t.co/0eSJFaG5Vq

Northbound lanes of Bayshore starting at Bay to Bay are shut down due to flooding in Tampa. @FOX13News #Helene https://t.co/41RjF3ZQXe

.@VanAyresHCPS just announced Hillsborough County Public Schools will be CLOSED on FRIDAY (tomorrow) due to #Helene. @FOX13News

Residents on the west side of the south Tampa peninsula near MacDill AFB told me these streets typically flood like this. But they expect the water to come up even higher and into their yards later today as #Helene gets closer. @FOX13News https://t.co/lhmvkcqAqC

As of yesterday (Tues), @GovRonDeSantis said about 18,000 lineman had already poured into the state. More are on the way today. This is video of TECO Energy crews at their Tampa facility this morning. Watch @FOX13News at noon for more. https://t.co/V8oev26Ora

HAPPENING NOW: @GovRonDeSantis speaking about #Helene at TECO Energy East Hillsborough in Tampa. He said thousands of linemen are heading to Florida, and they’ll be staged throughout the state. Power outages are expected. @FOX13News https://t.co/TLPDGsDDFX