Morning Briefing, September 22

Today is Thursday, Sept. 22, the 264th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

TIDBITS

• All eastbound lanes of Hillsborough Avenue are closed between 39th and 40th streets to allow City of Tampa Water Department crews to confirm the location and make repairs to a water line break in this area. Traffic is being detoured to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Drivers should seek alternate routes.

EVENTS

• 11 a.m. children's program at the John F. Germany Library, 900 N. Ashley Road.
• 8 p.m. at Skippers Roadhouse, 910 Skipper Road.

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

MEETINGS

City of Tampa

• 10 a.m. Compost Happens and Water Wise Workshops, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner.
• 1 p.m. East Tampa Community Redevelopment Plan Housing Sub-Committee, 3101 N. 34th St.
• 2 p.m. Collective Bargaining with Firefighters Union, 306 E. Jackson St.
• 3:30 p.m. East Tampa Community Redevelopment Plan Public Safety Sub-Committee, 3808 N. 22nd St.
• 4 p.m. Collective Bargaining with Police Union, 306 E. Jackson St.
  
  

Hillsborough County

• 6 p.m. Public Hearing on Budget, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.
• 6:30 p.m. Medard Reservoir Fish Management, 5936 Connell Road

FORECAST

• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind between 3 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

POLLEN LEVEL

• Tree: No Activity
• Grass: High
• 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.