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...
Highway signage announces the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton and the evacuations zones on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Port Richey, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) 11 of 28| Heavy traffic flows northbound on Interstate-75 as people evacuate the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton’s...
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 lan...
Bobby Joe Edwards, Sr., and his wife Lillie Edwards, of Walkalla, Fla., and their grandson Tavarrious Dixon, right, rest inside a hurricane evacuation shelter at Fairview Middle School, ahead of Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall here today, in Leon County, Fla., Thursday, Sept....
Evacuation orders so far include: -Sarasota County, levels A and B, manufactured communities and mobile and boat homes -Pasco County, on the north side of the Tampa Bay area, beginning at 10 a.m. for zones A and B. The order also applies to anyone living in manufactured ho...
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...
Each of the facilities is within two miles of the coast, and they were in zones for which local officials had issued evacuation orders more than 24 hours before Ian made landfall, county and state records show. The day before the storm came ashore, officials at Fawcet...
They also asked residents who followed evacuation orders to have patience when it’s time to return home. They noted that there will likely be many impassable roads, downed trees and power lines. Taylor County has a population of about 22,000. ...
“We cannot save you when the storm starts,” Scott said. “So if you are in an evacuation zone and you need help, you need to tell us now.” The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane and storm surge warnings for South Florida on Thursday night. ...
Perkins cautioned people to check their evacuation zone as evacuation zones were changed in 2022 and “it changed for a significant number of people in the county,” Perkins added. Officials are opening emergency shelters today at 6 p.m. and more will open tomorrow, Perkins said. ...