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Where to find shelters around Tampa Bay, ahead of Hurricane Milton

Thousands of residents have already been ordered to evacuate.

By Colin Wolf on Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 3:17 pm

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Hurricane Milton

As Hurricane Milton approaches Tampa Bay, thousands of residents have already been ordered to evacuate. Here are available shelters across the region:

Shelters in Hillsborough County

Burnett Middle School 1010 N Kingsway Rd., Seffner (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Durant High School 4748 Cougar Path, Plant City (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Erwin Technical College 2010 E Hillsborough Ave., Tampa (Special-Needs Only and Pet Friendly)
Middleton High School 4801 N 22nd St., Tampa (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Pizzo Elementary School 11701 USF Bull Run Dr., Tampa (General Population and Not Pet Friendly)
Shields Middle School 15732 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Sickles High School 7950 Gunn Hwy., Tampa (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Sumner High School 10650 CR-672, Riverview (Special-Needs Only and Pet Friendly)
Strawberry Crest High School 4691 Gallagher Rd, Dover (Special-Needs Only and Pet Friendly)

Shelters in Pinellas County

Largo High School 410 Missouri Ave. N, Largo (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Gibbs High School 850 34th St. S, St. Petersburg (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Palm Harbor University High School 1900 Omaha St., Palm Harbor (General Population and Pet Friendly)
Palm Harbor University High School Building 19 1900 Omaha St., Palm Harbor (Special Needs Only)
Dunedin Highland Middle School 70 Patricia Ave., Dunedin (Special Needs Only)
Oak Grove Middle School 1370 S Belcher Rd., Clearwater (Special Needs Only)

Shelters in Pasco County

Centennial Middle School 38505 Centennial Rd., Dade City
Fivay High School 12115 Chicago Ave., Hudson
Wesley Chapel High School 30651 Wells Rd., Wesley Chapel
River Ridge Middle and High Schools 11646 Town Center Rd., New Port Richey
Fasano Regional Hurricane Center 11611 Denton Ave., Hudson (Special Needs Only)

Shelters in Manatee County

Mills Elementary School 7200 69th St. E, Palmetto
Miller Elementary School 601 43rd St. W, Bradenton
Myakka Elementary School 37205 Manatee Ave., Myakka City

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Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent company, Chava Communications.

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