Morning Briefing, August 10

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 10, the 221st day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• Hillsborough County Commissioners are seeking residents to serve on county citizen advisory boards. Applicants must be registered voters in Hillsborough County. These are voluntary positions without compensation.  The deadline for applying is Sept. 1. 
• Have you put together your family's disaster supply kit and "go bag" in the event of a hurricane? Are You Ready Tampa Bay has suggestions and information that could save your family.

EVENTS

• 9 a.m. at the Seminole Heights Branch Library, 4711 N. Central Ave.
• 7 p.m. at The Ybor Bunker, 1907 N. 19th St.

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

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• 8:30 a.m. Human Rights Board, 102 E. 7th Ave.

Hillsborough County

• 8 a.m. ERP Evaluation Committee, 311 Pauls Dr.
• 1:30 p.m. Citizen Corps Council, 2711 E. Hanna Ave.
• 2 p.m. Community Services Block Grant, 3402 N. 22nd St.

FORECAST

• Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. West northwest wind between 9 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Wednesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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.