Boca Raton Urges Residents To Prepare Early As Hurricane Season Begins
Boca Raton is urging residents to prepare early for hurricane season by making a plan, building a kit, knowing evacuation zones and signing up for city alerts.
Boca Raton is urging residents to prepare early for hurricane season by making a plan, building a kit, knowing evacuation zones and signing up for city alerts.
Boca Raton residents living within city limits may now qualify for a 25% discount on flood insurance premiums as the city’s floodplain management efforts earned a stronger federal rating ahead of hurricane season.
Friday brings on-and-off showers and thunderstorms to Boca Raton, with a few storms capable of hail, strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, and quick street flooding. A high rip current risk is posted for Palm Beach County beaches, and boaters should plan for rougher Atlantic seas and storm-driven squalls.
Boca Raton is in for a mostly cloudy Thursday with periods of showers, a few thunderstorms, and a high rip current risk at Atlantic beaches through the evening.
Boynton Beach Police marked the retirement of Assistant Chief John Bonafair, citing a 27-year career that included SWAT leadership, investigative oversight, and work launching the department’s Real Time Crime Center.