Did you escape the flooding of Hurricane Katrina in 2005? Did you hide from the powerful winds of Hurricane Charley in 2004? Or, maybe you or a friend, neighbor or relative has firsthand experience of any one of the scores of hurricanes that made landfall throughout the Atlantic basin.

If so, we want to hear from you!

Pinellas County is launching Project Storm Story to catalog the memories of hurricane survivors. Knowing that experience is the best teacher, emergency managers want to get these personal accounts to use in future hurricane educational materials.

Individuals submitting their stories must include:

• Their name
• Phone number and address
• Year and name of the storm
• Where they were during the storm
• A brief account of what happened
• Photos are welcome!

View a Storm Story! Herbert Donald doesn't need to be reminded how bad a hurricane can be.  He survived the 1928 Lake Okeechobee storm - the second deadliest in American history.  See his story here.

Stories may be forwarded to Pinellas County by:
Click here to fill out a form.
Mail the story to:
   Project Storm Story
   333 Chestnut St.
   Clearwater, FL 33756
E-mail: Send the story to stormstory@pinellascounty.org
Fax: Fax the story to (727) 464-4432

Please note that by submitting your storm information, Pinellas County reserves the right to use your name and story in future hurricane educational materials.