UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 27, 4:27 P.M.
This is a live event and this page will be updated as necessary as Hurricane Ian impacts Florida. You can also sign up to receive local updates through Alert Florida.
Evacuations are ordered by county, so make sure to check with your county's website for further details. To look up your evacuation zone, enter your address into this tool. If you receive an evacuation order, plan to stay with a friend or family member outside of an evacuation zone. Shelters should be used as a last resort. Officials urge residents to evacuate for their own safety.
Even if you do not reside within an evacuation zone, you may be ordered to evacuate by your local county government if you fall into one of the following categories: if you live in a low-lying area, flood-prone area, a manufactured or mobile home, an older home, or depend on electrically powered medical devices for survival. If you do not receive a local evacuation order and fall into one of these categories, the Florida Division of Emergency Management generally recommends you evacuate regardless.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY:
Shelters will open at 2 p.m. on Sept. 26
- Zone A, Mandatory
- Zone B, Mandatory
- Mobile and manufactured homes, Recommended.
MANATEE COUNTY:
Effective 8 a.m. on Sept. 27
- Zone A, Mandatory
- Zone B, Mandatory
- Zone C, Recommended
PINELLAS COUNTY:
Effective 6 p.m. on Sept. 26
- Zone A, Mandatory
Effective 7 a.m., Tuesday Sept. 27
- Zone B, Mandatory
- Zone C, Mandatory
CHARLOTTE COUNTY:
Effective 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 26
- Zone A
- All residents living on Don Pedro Island, Knight Island (Palm Island), Little Gasparilla Island, Gasparilla Island and Manasota Key
- All residents in mobile homes and trailers
HERNANDO COUNTY:
Shelters will open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27
- Zone A, Mandatory
- Zone B, Mandatory
- Zone C, Mandatory
- Low-lying homes and manufactured homes
SARASOTA COUNTY:
- Zone A
- Zone B
- Vessels, RVs, mobile and manufactured homes
LEE COUNTY:
Shelters will open Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.
- Zone A, Mandatory
- Zone B, South of Veterans Parkway
LEVY COUNTY:
Shelters will open Sept. 27 at 4 p.m.
- Coastal, RV, mobile home, and low-lying residents. Mandatory.
PASCO COUNTY:
Shelters will open Sept. 27 at 10 a.m.
- Zone A, Mandatory
- Manufactured, mobile, and RV home residents. Mandatory.
- Low-lying or flood-prone homes, Mandatory.
- Zone B, Recommended
- Zone C, Recommended
GLADES COUNTY:
Shelter will open Sept. 27 at 5 p.m.
- Mobile homes, low-lying homes, flood-prone homes. Voluntary.
TAYLOR COUNTY:
Shelter will open Sept. 28 at 8 a.m.
- Coastal homes, mobile homes, low-lying homes, flood-prone homes. Voluntary.
HIGHLANDS COUNTY:
Shelter will open Sept. 27 at 4 p.m.
- Mobile homes, low-lying homes, flood-prone homes. Voluntary.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY:
Effective 6 a.m. on Sept. 28
- Zone A
- Zone B
- Zone F, south of CR 214
COLLIER COUNTY:
Shelters will open at 5 p.m. on Sept. 27
- Mandatory Evacuation Notice for those living in the immediate coastal areas, west and south of US Highway 41/Tamiami Trail, in low-lying flood-prone areas and mobile homes
CITRUS COUNTY:
Shelters will open at 6 p.m. on Sept. 27
- Zone A, Mandatory
CLAY COUNTY:
Effective 12 p.m. on Sept. 28
- Zone A, Voluntary
- Zone B, Voluntary
- Zone C, Voluntary
GILCHRIST COUNTY:
Shelters will open at 6 p.m. on Sept. 27
- Voluntary evacuation recommended for residents in mobile homes and historically flood-prone areas.
PUTNAM COUNTY:
Shelters open at 6 p.m. on Sept. 27
- Zone A, Voluntary
- Zone F, Voluntary
- Residents of low-lying and flood-prone areas and mobile homes
