St. Armands Key and Lido Key, both Level A evacuation zones, experienced significant flooding and storm surge. Thank you to our residents for your cooperation during the evacuation. We are committed to restoring safety and support to our community. Stay tuned for updates and resources available...
On Sunday, Pinellas County – located on the west central Florida coast and including Clearwater and St. Petersburg –issued mandatory evacuation ordersfor long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities and hospitals in three evacuation zones. The order affects six hospita...
Officials in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa Bay, said they would open nine shelters throughout the county for residents in mandatory evacuation zones as well as people whose homes are vulnerable to storm surge, flooding and wind damage....
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday urged residents in evacuation zones -- particularly in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties -- to evacuate now. "The roads are flowing and shelters have space. There’s still time," he said. Cars drive during heavy rainfall as Hurricane Milton makes land...
Evacuation zones, established on the basis of NOAA SLOSH models of suge height and areal extent, result in three emergency man-agement scenarios as Plan A: Saffir-Simpson Category 1 or 2 hurricane with a storm surge height of 1.3 to 2.3 m, Plan B: Category 3 storm with a storm surge ...
Palm Beach County offers a Special Transportation Assistance Program through Palm Tran Connection..This service provides transportation to shelters for disabled residents who live in hurricane evacuation zones. Furthermore,FDEM is operating free evacuation shuttles in Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsboro...
The official evacuation order says “Hillsborough County has issued a mandatory evacuation order for Evacuation Zones A and B…”, but the the legend doesn’t mention “zones”. The legend refers to an “evacuation level” of either A or B: ...
and "identified every possible location that can possibly house someone along those routes," Guthrie said. People who live in homes built after Florida strengthened its codes in 2004, who don't depend on constant electricity and who aren't in evacuation zones, should ...
People who live in homes built after Florida strengthened its codes in 2004, who don't depend on constant electricity and who aren't in evacuation zones, should probably avoid the roads, he said. All classes and school activities in St. Petersburg’s Pinellas County preemp...
Urging people in or around evacuation zones who hadn't left yet to seek shelter at local or state-run centers established as a response to Milton, DeSantis said Wednesday that time was running out. Key infrastructure like main roads and bridges will likely shut down in some areas as the st...