Morning Briefing, Aug. 22

Today is Monday, Aug. 21th, the 233rd day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• Commuters will see Hillsborough County school buses hit the roads on this morning——while the bus drivers test routes.

EVENTS

• 6:30 p.m. Master Gardener: Compost Happens at Seminole Heights Branch Library, 5711 N. Central Ave.

See Patch's Events Calendar for the rest of today's happenings.

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• No Meetings Scheduled

Hillsborough County

• 9 a.m. Code Enforcement Special Magistrate - Water, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.
• 6:30 p.m. Disaster Preparedness Program, 3910 S. Manhattan Ave.
• 6:30 p.m. Platt and Columbus Bridge Studies, 821 S. Rome Ave.
• 6:30 p.m. Medard Reservoir Fish Management, 5936 Connell Road.

FORECAST

• Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. North northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

POLLEN LEVEL

• Tree: No Activity
• Grass: Medium
• Weed: Medium

*Headlines compiled from Patch.com and other regional media outlets; Forecast and Pollen Level obtained from the National Weather Service and Weather.com.