Does anyone know of a shelter within an hour of Tampa Bay Hospital that would have openings? Doc can't leave their post, over an hour out, and the family doesn't think their home will stand after the change of course going up the west coast now.
Is that Hillsbourgh County?
http://www.hcflgov.net/en/newsroom/2017/09/09/shelters-now-open
Shelters are filling quickly; residents are encouraged not to wait if they think they will need to stay in one of these shelters during the storm. They need to be at a shelter by 8:00 tonight.
Wharton High School, 20150 Bruce B. Downs in Tampa, has been added as a pet-friendly shelter.
These shelters are currently OPEN:
Barrington Middle School, 5925 Village Center Drive, Lithia (wheelchair-accessible)
Benito Middle School, 10101 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa (wheelchair-accessible)
Bevis Elementary School, 5720 Osprey Ridge Drive, Lithia
Bloomingdale High School, 1700 East Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico
Cannella Elementary School, 10707 Nixon Road, Tampa
Carrollwood Elementary School, 3516 McFarland Rd., Tampa (wheelchair-accessible)
Chiles Elementary School, 16541 Tampa Palms Blvd. W, Tampa
Cimino Elementary School, 4329 Culbreath Road, Valrico
Collins Elementary School, 12424 Summerfield Blvd., Riverview
Cork Elementary School, 3501 N. Cork Rd., Plant City
Heritage Elementary School, 18201, East Meadows Road, Tampa
Knights Elementary School, 4815 N. Keene Road, Plant City
Lake Magdalene Elementary School, 2002 Pine Lake Drive, Tampa
Marshall Middle School, 18 South Maryland Ave., Plant City (wheelchair-accessible)
McKitrick Elementary School, 5503 Lutz Lake Fern Road, Lutz
McLane Middle School, 306 N. Knights Ave., Brandon
Mulrennan Middle School, 4215 Durant Road, Tampa (wheelchair-accessible)
Nelson Elementary School, 5413 Durant Road, Tampa
Newsome High School, 16510 Fish Hawk Blvd., Lithia (wheelchair-accessible)
Pride Elementary School, 18271 Kinnan St., Tampa
Riddick Elementary School, 325 West Lake Drive, Wimauma (wheelchair-accessible)
Stowers Elementary School, 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, Lithia
Tomlin Middle School, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson, Plant City (wheelchair-accessible)
Turkey Creek Middle School, 5005 Turkey Creek Road, Plant City
Wharton High School, 20150 Bruce B. Downs, Tampa (pet-friendly) (wheelchair-accessible)
Wilson Elementary School, 702 English St., Plant City
Special-needs shelters are only for residents with medical issues that require electricity assistance or cognitive issues that would not be supported in a general population shelter.
Residents should bring only essential items including: blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, and air mattresses; clothing and toiletries; prescriptions; special dietary foods and favorite snacks; diapers, bottles, and other baby supplies; important paperwork in a waterproof container. Cards, books, and games can help pass the time, especially for young children.
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) is running evacuation routes until 7 p.m. today. Visit Gohart.org for additional information.
Make sure to have a plan. Residents and visitors are encouraged to register for HCFL Alert, Hillsborough County's official public notification system for emergency and urgent alerts. To receive messages by email, phone, and text, go to HCFLGov.net/StaySafe. For more information, call (813) 272-5900.
