PALM BEACH COUNTY
Palm Beach County is issuing evacuations for residents in ZONE A.
You need to evacuate if you live in a manufactured home/mobile home, have substandard construction or live in a flood-prone area.
Palm Beach County will be opening five general population shelters, a pet-friendly shelter and a special needs shelter on Wednesday.
The Special Needs Shelter will open and begin receiving pre-registered residents on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Those individuals that have preregistered for our special needs shelter, have been in contact with our Emergency Management staff and will have arrangements in place.
Five general population shelters at the locations below will be opened on Wednesday at noon:
- Palm Beach Gardens High School
- Palm Beach Central High School
- Forest Hill High School
- Park Vista High School
- Lake Shore Middle School
The one pet-friendly shelter at West Boynton Recreation Center will be open at noon on Wednesday. Please ensure you have arrived before tropical storm-force winds are expected.
MARTIN COUNTY
Four schools will open as shelters beginning Wednesday, Oct. 9:
- Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School (special needs population residents should register click here.)
- Willoughby Learning Center (residents and pets)
- Port Salerno Elementary School (general population)
- Warfield Elementary School (general population)
Each shelter will remain open from Wednesday afternoon to Friday afternoon. As a result, schools will remain closed through Friday, Oct. 11.
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Shelters will open Tuesday in Okeechobee County as Hurricane Milton approaches.
Okeechobee County is currently under a hurricane watch and is one of 51 counties under a state of emergency. A voluntary evacuation will be issued Tuesday at 5 p.m. for low-lying areas and mobile homes.
The county is opening a general population and animal-friendly shelter Tuesday at 5 p.m. at South Elementary, 2468 SW 7th Avenue.
A special needs shelter will be open at the Department of Health, 1700 NW 9th Avenue. Registration is required here.
The American Red Cross has opened an evacuation shelter at South Elementary.
At 4 p.m. Wednesday, Okeechobee County Emergency Management is opening an additional shelter at Osceola Middle School, 825 SW 28th Street. (No pets.)
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A community call line is available at 863-824-6888 and will continue as needed daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The county advises bringing three days worth of supplies, including non-perishable food, clothing, water, medications, bedding. If you are bringing pets, you will need to bring shot records and their county registration, as well as food and water and litter boxes for cats.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
In Indian River County, which is also under a hurricane watch, shelters will be opening Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m.
A pet-friendly shelter is opening at the Freshman Learning Center in Vero Beach, 1507 19th Street.
Other shelter options will be at Oslo Middle School, Sebastian River Middle School, and Fellsmere Elementary School.
A special needs shelter will be opening Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8:30 a.m. at Treasure Coast Elementary. Registration is necessary.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
The following shelters are open in St. Lucie County:
- Fort Pierce Westwood Academy (general population/pet-friendly)
- Treasure Coast High School (general population/pet-friendly)
- Havert L.. Fenn Center (special needs)
