TAMPA, Fla. — As Florida prepares for Hurricane Idalia, counties across the Tampa Bay area have started to open shelters for people living in evacuation zones. This list will be updated.
Click here to find your evacuation zone.
Citrus County
- Central Ridge Elementary - 185 West Citrus Springs Blvd., Springs
- Citrus High School - 600 W Highland Blvd., Inverness
- Citrus Springs Middle School - 150 W Citrus Springs Blvd., Citrus Springs
- Forest Ridge Elementary - 2927 North Forest Ridge Blvd., Hernando (Special Needs)
- Renaissance Center - 3630 W Educational Path, Lecanto (Pet Friendly)
- College of Central Florida - 3800 S Lecanto Hwy, Lecanto (Last Resort)
Hardee County
- General Population Shelter (Hardee Junior High): 2405 US Hwy 17 N, Wauchula, FL 33873
- Pet-Friendly Shelter (Bowling Green Elementary School): 4530 Church Ave., Bowling Green, FL 33834
- Special Needs Shelter (South Florida State College – Hardee Campus): 2968 US 17 N, Bowling Green, FL 33834
Hernando County
- 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 - General population: 4057 California St. Brooksville, FL 34604
- Hernando High - General population 111 Ernie Chatman Run Brooksville, FL 34601
Hillsborough County
Opening at 2 p.m.
- Hillsborough Community College at the Regent - 6437 Watson Road, Riverview, Florida 33578
- Erwin Technical - 2010 E. Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33610 - (Special Needs) (Pet Friendly)
Opening at 4 p.m.
- Lockhart Elementary Magnet School, 3719 N. 17th Street
- Middleton High School, 4801 N. 22nd St (Pet-Friendly)
- Newsome High School, 16550 Fishhawk Blvd
- Pizzo Elementary, 11701 USF Bull Run
- Reddick Elementary, 325 West Lake Dr
- Shields Middle School, 15732 Beth Shields Way (Pet-Friendly)
- Steinbrenner High School, W. Lutz Lake Fern Rd (Pet Friendly)
- Sgt. Paul R. Smith Middle School, 14303 Citrus Pointe Drive
Manatee County
- Virgil Mills Elementary School 7200 69th Street E. Palmetto 34211
- Jesse P. Miller Elementary School 60143rd St. W, Bradenton 34209
- Freedom Elementary School 9515 FL 64, Bradenton 34212
Pinellas County
- John Hopkins Middle School, 701 16th Street S., St. Petersburg - Special needs shelter
- Open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday
- Special needs transportation will begin Tuesday morning. County staff will contact special needs residents who have pre-registered to arrange transportation to the nearest shelter. If you need help with transportation or have other special medical needs, you can register now by calling the County Information Center (727) 464-4333.
- Shelters open as of 7 a.m. Tuesday
- Campbell Park Elementary School, 1051 7th Ave S, St. Petersburg
- Carwise Middle School, 3301 Bentley Dr, Palm Harbor
- Dunedin Middle School (special needs), 70 Patricia Ave, Dunedin (special needs)
- Gibbs High School (pets), 850 34th St S, St. Petersburg
- John Hopkins Middle School in St. Petersburg (special needs), 701 16th St S, St. Petersburg
- Largo High School, 410 Missouri Ave, Largo (pets)
- Lealman Innovation Academy, 4900 28th St N, Lealman
- New Heights Elementary School, 3901 37th St N, St. Petersburg
- Palm Harbor Middle School, 1800 Tampa Rd, Palm Harbor
- Palm Harbor University High School, 1900 Omaha St, Palm Harbor (special needs and pets)
The county will open an additional 10 shelters at 7 a.m. on Tuesday; officials said some will be dog-friendly. The latest information will be posted online at https:// disaster.pinellas.gov.
Pasco County
The following shelters open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 29.
- 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
Polk County
- 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
