Pinellas County officalls have issued mandatory evacuation orders for special needs residents in Zones A, B, and C effective at noon today,, and evacuations for long-term care facilities are ongoing. Find your evacuation zone here. Pinellas County is encouraging voluntary evacuation for residents in Zone A, B and C and mobile homes in advance of possible mandatory orders Monday.

Pinellas County is opening six emergency shelters in advance of Hurricane Milton. Effective at noon, Monday, Oct. 7, the following shelters will be open:

• Largo High School (general population and pet friendly), 410 Missouri Ave. N., Largo
• Gibbs High School (general population and pet friendly), 850 34th St. S. St. Petersburg
• Palm Harbor University High School (general population and pet friendly),1900 Omaha St, Palm Harbor
• Palm Harbor University High School Bldg. 19 (special needs), 1900 Omaha St, Palm Harbor
• Dunedin Highland Middle School (special needs), 70 Patricia Ave., Dunedin
• Oak Grove Middle School (special needs), 1370 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater

Follow Pinellas County emergency info online for the latest updates.

Find your storm surge risk using Pinellas County’s storm surge risk viewer, which shows the potential storm surge flooding based on the predicted forecast from the National Hurricane Center. Sandbag locations are available.