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page 6 Surviving the Storm Guide
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live miles from both bodies of water can still be vulnerable to storm
surge. That’s why it’s critical to identify your evacuation level and act
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Even if you have lived in Pinellas County for a long time, it’s more
important than ever to check your home’s evacuation level. To find
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• Visit www.pinellascounty.org/emergency
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• Call (727) 453-3150 and enter your 10-digit home
36 phone number (does not work for cell phone numbers)
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• Look on your Pinellas County Utilities water bill
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Dunedin • Look on your Truth in Millage (TRIM) notice
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10 • Call (727) 464-3800 and speak with
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Emergency Management staff
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EVACUATION GUIDELINES
(mobile homes MUST always evacuate)
Potential Surge Heights (in feet)
Evacuate red areas and all
A 4’ to 8’
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St. Pete Beach
mobile homes
EVACUATION ZONES
B 8’ to 14’
Evacuate red and orange areas
and all mobile homes
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C 14’ to 19’
Evacuate red, orange and yellow
areas and all mobile homes
D 19’ to 26’
Evacuate red, orange, yellow and
green areas and all mobile homes
Evacuate red, orange, yellow,
E 26’ to 29’ green and purple areas and all
mobile homes
Areas shown in white are non-evacuation zones.
Surviving the Storm Guide page 7
PINELLAS COUNTY EvACUATION ZONE MAP AND SHELTER LIST
flOOD ZONES AND EVACUATION ZONES DIffER
Not every shelter will open for every evacuation. Flood zones and evacuation zones are different. They measure different
Please check www.pinellascounty.org/emergency conditions that may not occur at the same time.
or call the Citizens Information Center at Flood zones are areas mapped by FEMA for use in the National Flood Insurance
(727) 464-4333 or TDD (727) 464-3075. Program. Each flood zone designation, represented by a letter or letters, tells
homeowners exactly what the risk is for flooding at their property over a period
Tarpon Springs Middle School of years, regardless of the cause. By law, all homes in high-risk zones carrying a
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501 N. Florida Ave. • Tarpon Springs mortgage must be covered by flood insurance.
Brooker Creek Elementary School Evacuation zones, on the other hand, are based on hurricane storm surge zones
2 3130 Forelock Road • Tarpon Springs
determined by the National Hurricane Center using ground elevation and the
East Lake High School area’s vulnerability to storm surge from a hurricane. The evacuation zones are
3 1300 Silver Eagle Drive • Tarpon Springs marked from A through E, plus non-evacuation zones.
Carwise Middle School
4 3301 Bentley Drive • Palm Harbor
The flood zones and evacuation zones are determined by different methods and
have different purposes. A home may be located in a non-evacuation zone, yet
Palm Harbor University High School still be located in a flood zone because of a nearby stream or pond.
5 1900 Omaha St. • Palm Harbor
NORTH COUNTY
Residents must check both zones.
Palm Harbor Middle School
6 1800 Tampa Road • Palm Harbor An important thing to remember is that flood losses are not covered by
Dunedin Community Center homeowners insurance policies. The National Flood Insurance Program makes
7 1920 Pinehurst Road • Dunedin federally backed flood insurance available to residents and business owners. Any
flooding damage covered under the policy – whether or not a federal disaster
Dunedin Highland Middle School
8 70 Patricia Ave. • Dunedin declaration is made – will be reimbursed per the policy limits, which can
include structural damage or the loss of contents.
Dunedin Elementary School
9 900 Union St. • Dunedin For more information on flood zones, visit the National Flood Insurance
Program at www.floodsmart.gov or call (888) CALL-FLOOD (225-5356).
McMullen-Booth Elementary School
10 3025 Union St. • Clearwater For more information on evacuation levels, check the map in this guide or visit
Safety Harbor Middle School www.pinellascounty.org/emergency.
11 901 First Ave. N. • Safety Harbor
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School mANDATORY AND RECOmmENDED EVACUATIONS
12 1660 Palmetto St. • Clearwater Should a hurricane threaten the Tampa Bay area, an evacuation order may be
Ross Norton Recreation Center issued. What exactly does that mean?
13 1426 S. MLK Jr. Ave. • Clearwater An evacuation order is given to get people away from the deadliest part of a
Oak Grove Middle School hurricane – storm surge. Evacuation levels are based on elevation above ground
14 1370 S. Belcher Road • Clearwater that could be inundated by the surge driven ashore during a storm. There is one
Largo High School notable exception to this: all mobile homes, regardless of their elevation, must be
15 410 Missouri Ave. • Largo evacuated. They are vulnerable to the high winds of a hurricane and flying debris.
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High Point Elementary School There are two types of evacuations that can be ordered. The first is a recommended
16 5921 150th Ave. N. • Clearwater evacuation. In the event of the approach of a tropical storm or a hurricane crossing
Pinellas Park High School the state and exiting over Pinellas, the potential for storm surge may not be as
17 6305 118th Ave. N. • Pinellas Park great. In these cases, emergency managers may recommend that residents in
mobile homes and historically flood prone areas that frequently flood consider
18 Bauder Elementary•School
12755 86th Ave. N. Seminole evacuating to higher ground and/or sturdier structures than they have available at
home. This is done for the safety of those in areas known to be vulnerable.
John Sexton Elementary School
19 1997 54th Ave. N. • St. Petersburg The second type is a mandatory evacuation. Mandatory evacuations are issued
Lealman Intermediate when the probability of storm surge is high, and loss of life could occur if
20 4900 28th St. N. • St. Petersburg residents don’t leave. These evacuations will be ordered up to a certain letter zone
SOUTH COUNTY
New Heights Elementary School and will always include mobile homes. It is incredibly important that if your
21 3901 37th St. N. • St. Petersburg home is in an evacuation level that you know your level, plan for a ‘stay’ and ‘go’
option, and if your level is ordered to go, move quickly but safely outside of the
Northside Baptist Church
22 6000 38th Ave. N. • St. Petersburg evacuation area.
St. Petersburg High School It is illegal to stay in a home under a mandatory evacuation order. Under Florida
23 2501 Fifth Ave. N. • St. Petersburg Statute 252.38, the local authority has the ability to take necessary steps to
provide for the health and safety of people and property. Chapter 252.50 sets
Fairmount Park Elementary School
24 575 41st St. S. • St. Petersburg refusal to follow an evacuation order as a second-degree misdemeanor.
Gibbs High School Does this mean the police will drag you out of your property? No. They will be too
25 850 34th St. S. • St. Petersburg busy helping those who will be following the evacuation order, although they will
John Hopkins Middle School likely ask for next of kin or an emergency contact. However, this does provide law
26 701 16th St. S. • St. Petersburg enforcement the basis to remove anyone who is impeding the flow of an evacuation.
Campbell Park Elementary School Remember, emergency managers are counting on you to be prepared and do
27 1051 Seventh Ave. S. • St. Petersburg the right thing to keep yourself and your family out of dangerous situations.
Jamerson Elementary School Please know your evacuation zone and have a plan for where you will go should
28 1200 37th St. S. • St. Petersburg something happen this hurricane season.
Gulfport Elementary School
29 2014 52nd St. S. • Gulfport We’re Tweeting:
Thurgood Marshall Middle School www.twitter.com/pinellasEM
30 3901 22nd Ave. S. • St. Petersburg
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31 2350 22nd Ave. S. • St. Petersburg www.facebook.com/pinellascountynews
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