MANATEE COUNTY, Fla.  – Manatee County Public Works crews have been getting ready for Tuesday’s predicted heavy rains by preparing tons of sandbags for distribution at some of the region’s more flood-prone locations.

Self-service locations with bags and sand (bring your own shovels) will include Manatee Beach (4000 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach), Coquina Beach (1465 Gulf Dr. S., Bradenton Beach) and the Manatee County Utilities Building (4700 66th St. W., Bradenton).

Manatee County Code Enforcement Department staff is also making sandbags available to Rubonia citizens door-to-door. If you or someone you know has physical limitations and lives in an area that was affected by either Tropical Storm Idalia or last month’s flooding, please feel free to reach out to Manatee 3-1-1 for assistance.

For a map of sandbag locations visit mymanatee.org/sandbags.

Pinellas County

In Dunedin, sandbags will be available at the City of Dunedin Highlander Park parking lot, 903 Michigan Blvd. on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until noon.

The sandbag site is available to City of Dunedin residents and business owners with proof of residency: driver's license or recent utility bill. There is a limit of 15 bags per resident or business owner. Sand, sandbags and shovels are available at the site.

Assistance will be provided for those with special needs.

In Gulfport, sandbags distribution will continue at the 49th Street Neighborhood Center, 1617 49th Street South, on Tuesday at 8 a.m. and will remain open until inclement weather or until supplies are depleted. There is a 10-bag limit and proof of residency may be required.

Pasco County

There are two other sandbag sites open in Pasco County. One at Pasco County Public Works in San Antonio and another at Veterans Memorial Park in Hudson. All sites will be open from sunrise to sunset through Tuesday.