You may have seen large orange inflatable tubes in the Tampa Bay area. They're called Tiger Dams and were very helpful in ...

As Hurricane Milton approaches coastal Florida, residents are again packing and setting out sandbags, a familiar attempt at limiting flood damage that has become a ritual in the wake of Hurricane ...

In some cases, large durable plastic bags can be filled with water to create temporary flood barriers. While they won’t be as effective as traditional sandbags, they can still provide some ...

"Properly filled and placed sandbags can act as a barrier to divert moving water around, instead of through, buildings," said the Army Corps of Engineers "Flood Fight" document. "Sandbag ...

Several South Florida municipalities are hosting sandbag distributions to help residents prepare their homes and businesses ...

Tiger Dams are orange pipeline-shaped barricades that block floodwater. They're being used for the first time at the Beaches.

Do sandbags actually help? Yes, if used properly. "Properly filled and placed sandbags can act as a barrier to divert moving water around, instead of through, buildings," said the Army Corps of ...

Plagued by flooding and inadequate infrastructure, residents of "secret little paradise" Jefferson Chalmers are frustrated by ...