ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay-area communities will offer storm shelters for residents needing to seek shelter from Idalia's impacts, including high winds and storm surge.
Much of the area is under hurricane and storm surge warnings, meaning conditions are forecast to go downhill in the coming hours. You'll want to make sure your hurricane plans are ready to go by Monday evening at the latest.
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See the list of county resources where you can find storm shelter information below.
Check with your county below for more information about shelters available in your area, including those for special needs residents and people who have pets:
Citrus County
The following shelters will open at 1 p.m. Monday:
- Central Ridge Elementary School (General Population) - 185 West Citrus
Springs Blvd., Citrus Springs, FL 34434 - Citrus High School (General Population) - 600 West Highland Blvd., Inverness,
FL 34452
The following shelters will open at 4 p.m. Monday:
- Citrus Springs Middle School (General Population) - 150 W Citrus Springs
Blvd, Citrus Springs, FL 34434 - Central Ridge Elementary School (General) - 185 W Citrus Springs Blvd, Citrus
Springs, FL 34434 - Forest Ridge Elementary School (Special Needs) - 2927 North Forest Ridge
Blvd., Hernando, FL 34442 - Renaissance Center (Pet Friendly) - 3630 W Educational Path, Lecanto, FL 34461
- College of Central Florida (last resort option) - 3800 S Lecanto Hwy, Lecanto,
FL 34461
Hernando County
A public shelter will be open beginning at noon Monday at the following locations:
- West Hernando Middle School - Special Needs - 14325 Ken Austin Pkwy., Brooksville, FL 34614
- D. S. Parrott Middle School - General Population and Pet Friendly - 19220 Youth Dr., Brooksville, FL 34601
- Nature Coast Technical High School - General Population - 4057 California St. Brooksville, FL 34604
- Hernando High School - General Population - 111 Ernie Chatman Run Brooksville, FL 34601
If you are in need of the Special Needs shelter and have a pet, transportation can be arranged. Call the Hernando County Public Infomation Center at 352-754-4083.
Highlands County
This will be updated as more information becomes available.
Hillsborough County
This will be updated as more information becomes available.
Manatee County
This will be updated as more information becomes available.
Pasco County
Shelters will open at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
- Centennial Middle School, 38505 Centennial Road, Dade City
- Sunlake High School, 3023 Sunlake Blvd., Land O' Lakes
- Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Avenue, Hudson
- River Ridge Middle and High Schools, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey
- Wiregrass Ranch High School, 2909 Mansfield Blvd., (Special Needs & General
Population), Wesley Chapel - Fasano Regional Hurricane Center, (Special Needs & General Population),
11611 Denton Avenue, Hudson
All shelters allow family pets. Learn what supplies you should bring with your
pet: mypas.co/PetHurricanePrep
Pinellas County
A special needs shelter will open at 7 p.m. Monday at John Hopkins Middle School, 701 16th Street S., St. Petersburg, for anyone who can arrange their own transport.
The following shelters will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday:
- Campbell Park Elementary School, 1051 7th Avenue S, St. Petersburg
- Carwise Middle School, 3301 Bentley Drive, Palm Harbor
- Dunedin Middle School, 70 Patricia Avenue, Dunedin (special needs)
- Gibbs High School, 850 34th Street S, St. Petersburg (pet-friendly)
- John Hopkins Middle School, 701 16th Street S, St. Petersburg (special needs)
- Largo High School, 410 Missouri Avenue, Largo (pet-friendly)
- Lealman Innovation Academy, 4900 28th Street N, Lealman
- New Heights Elementary School, 3901 37th Street N, St. Petersburg
- Palm Harbor Middle School, 1800 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor
- Palm Harbor University High School, 1900 Omaha Street, Palm Harbor (special needs
and pet-friendly)
If you need help with transportation or have other special medical needs, you can register now by calling the County Information Center at 727-464-4333.
Polk County
A special needs shelter will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the following location:
Department of Health-Polk County Specialty Care Unit, 1255 Brice Blvd., Bartow.
People who are pre-registered for special needs sheltering must call to make arrangements at 863-298-7027 before 10 p.m. Monday or between 7-10 a.m. Tuesday.
General population and a pet-friendly shelter will open at 4 p.m. Tuesday. They include:
- Tenoroc High School – Pet Friendly, 4905 Saddle Creek Rd., Lakeland
- Mulberry Middle School, 500 Martin Luther King Ave., Mulberry
- Horizons Elementary, 1700 Forest Lake Drive, Davenport
- Chain of Lakes Elementary, 7001 CR 653, Winter Haven
- Spessard L. Holland Elementary, 2342 EF Griffin Road, Bartow
- George Jenkins High School, 6000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland
Sarasota County
This will be updated as more information becomes available.
