TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Paul Womble, Polk County’s Emergency Management Director, discussed preparations ahead of Hurricane ...

Polk County residents should be prepared for sustained winds of at least 75 mph, more likely over 110 mph, with higher gusts.

As Hurricane Milton nears landfall somewhere on the western Gulf Coast of Florida, officials in Polk County warn the threat ...

Forecasters are urging people in Florida to make preparations or leave their homes today, as the National Hurricane Center ...

Paul Womble, Polk County’s Emergency Management Director, is holding a news conference on preparations underway in Polk ...

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Which is why after the hurricane passes, emergency management and the Polk County Sheriff's Office will be providing mutual aid to north Florida, which includes a self-contained team of deputies ...

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...

Polk County schools are open Monday, but will shut down Tuesday for three days. Sandbag locations are opening across the ...

Hurricane Milton dropped to a Category 4 early Wednesday as it churns toward Florida’s west coast. The National Hurricane ...

Hurricane Milton's forecasted track has changed little. The Category 5 storm will hit the west coast near Tampa Bay late Wednesday or early Thursday.