Tallahassee offers sandbags for residents in flood-prone neighborhoods

Park rangers work together to load sandbags inside a vehicle in Hillsborough County. Image via AP.

The City of Tallahassee says it’s expecting up to 10 inches of rain starting as early as Wednesday morning.

It started offering residents in flood-prone neighborhoods sandbags at three locations early Tuesday: Jack McLean Community Center, Mike Blankenship Skate Park and Northwood parcel.

The city is limiting sandbags to no more than 25 per household, and says residents need to bring shovels to fill bags themselves. The sites will remain open until the storm threat has passed, the city said.

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