Do you know if you live in a Florida evacuation zone? Here's how to find out
The Florida Division of Emergency Management has a website to determine whether you live in an evacuation zone and what zone it is. Go to the website and enter your address. If your home is in one of the colored areas, those are flood zones where you may be asked to evacuate by local officials.
Evacuation Zones From Hurricane Helene: Florida County Shelters After Storm Hits
Multiple counties across the west coast of Florida have issued mandatory evacuations. Find out where storm shelters and other information can be found to prepare for Hurricane Helene.
Florida hurricane prep guide: Emergency kit, evacuation zone, shelters, emergency contacts
Officials are encouraging residents to prepare as Florida appears to be in the path of a potential tropical storm or hurricane. Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected to rapidly strengthen into a hurricane – possibly a major hurricane – in the Gulf of Mexico – and Florida is in the storm's potential path.
Hurricane Helene evacuation zones: What areas in Sarasota, Bradenton are under orders?
As Helene strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane, officials are advising residents to heed all evacuation orders.
Hurricane Helene: Category 1 storm intensifies as it takes aim at Florida
Helene is strengthening as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is expected to become a hurricane today and will hit Florida's Big Bend on Thursday.
Helene strengthening, now forecast to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane Wednesday before slamming into Florida as a massive Category 3 storm Thursday.
Hurricane Helene Tracker Update as Tropical Storm Shifts Path in Florida
"Tropical Storm Helene, now formed, is projected to intensify. As always, Florida will prepare for the worst and hope for the best," he wrote on X. "Stay tuned to local and state emergency recommendations and alerts. Get preparations in place now for the storm and heed evacuation directives, if issued, from local officials."
Florida Braces For Hurricane Helene; State Of Emergency In Georgia, Virginia
As Hurricane Helene strengthens in the Gulf, the final time for preparations is nearing a close for Floridians. Here's what's happening now.
Hurricane Helene prompts evacuations in Florida
Florida residents are evacuating and filling sandbags ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which is forecast to rapidly intensify.
Hurricane Helene live updates: All of Florida in evacuation zone as Hurricane Helene threatens to cause ‘unprecedented damage’
Hurricane Helene is threatening the entire coast of Florida with up to 120 mph winds and 15 feet of rain. Helene could become a category 3 storm. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency in almost every county in the state.
Tropical Storm Helene Evacuation Map as Storm Strengthens
One county warned that the storm, which is expected to hit western Florida, "will be unlike anything we have experienced to ...
Many Who Used to Stay Put in Florida’s Coastal Areas Are Leaving for Helene
More residents who live in the Big Bend region near the coast are taking the warnings of storm surge seriously and evacuating ...
How to find your evacuation zone in Tampa Bay
Officials are urging residents to have a plan in place, should an order to evacuate be given to their community.
Helene Thursday recap: Hurricane makes landfall near Perry, Florida as a Category 4 storm
In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River.