TAMPA, Fla. — Days into hurricane season 2025 and Tampa International Airport officials say the facility is prepared in the event of tropical weather.

Officials said much of the preparations come from using lessons learned from last year’s double hurricane hits with Helene and Milton.

What You Need To Know • Tampa International Airport (TPA) says in the event of tropical weather, it is prepared to secure outdoor jet bridges and equipment to mitigate wind damage • TPA has trained to strategically place as many as 600 sandbags as a flood deterrent to re-open the airport more quickly after a storm • A skeleton crew will remain at TPA during a storm to assess damage real-time • TPA is in Evacuation Zone A, which means when the airport closes, so do its parking garages

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