Morning Briefing, September 19

Today is Monday, Sept. 20, the  261st day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• On Tuesday, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, District 6 Countywide, will host his third of four quarterly neighborhood meetings. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Lee Davis Service Center, 3402 N. 22nd St.

EVENTS

• 6:30 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

• No public meetings scheduled.

Hillsborough County

• 3 p.m. Historic Resources Review Board, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.

FORECAST

• Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. East 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.
• Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth 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.