Sarasota County is:

Flooding: common hazard, know your terms
Floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States. Flood effects can be local, impacting a neighborhood or community, or very large, affecting entire river basins and multiple states. (MORE)

Be Prepared for Any Emergency
To better cope with disaster, prepare in advance and by work with your neighbors and local government agencies as a team. (MORE)

Current Activation Level
Level 3 - Monitoring Activation

• Level 3 is typically a "monitoring" phase.
• Notification will be made to those state agencies and Emergency Support Functions who would need to take action as part of their everyday responsibilities.
• The state EOC will be staffed with state warning point communicators and division of Emergency Management staff.