WEATHER ALERT
Waterspout erupts at Clearwater Beach, hospitalizes beachgoers
Read full article: Waterspout erupts at Clearwater Beach, hospitalizes beachgoersFire officials announced on social media that the waterspout popped up around 4 p.m., causing winds that blew several items along the beach flying into the air.
Spring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisis
Read full article: Spring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisisColleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage beachfront partying that could raise infection rates back on campus. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage partying that could spread the virus and raise infection rates back on campus. But hotel occupancy is expected to reach 70% in Miami Beach this month, he said. In Miami Beach, tourists are receiving cellphone messages warning, “Vacation Responsibly or Be Arrested.”“Spring break in Miami Beach may be one of the great rites of passage, but only if you plan on following the rules. Go to Vegas,” Miami Beach City Manager Raul Aguila said during a recent virtual city meeting.
1 in critical condition after lightning strike at Clearwater Beach
Read full article: 1 in critical condition after lightning strike at Clearwater BeachCLEARWATER, Fla. – Two people were injured, one critically, from a lightning strike Sunday on Clearwater Beach, officials said. Officials received a call around 2:15 p.m. as a line of storms moved onshore from the Gulf of Mexico, officials said. Gacek Arkadiusz, 37, of Des Plaines, Illinois, was unconscious and not breathing when police arrived at the scene around 2:15 p.m., officials said. Arkadiusz was taken to a hospital in critical condition where he remains as of Monday, Clearwater police said. Sav Keomany, 43, of Pickerington, Ohio, who was a few feet away, was taken to the hospital in stable condition.