Hillsborough County shelters

• Lockhart Elementary, 3719 N 17th St.
• McKitrick Elementary, 5503 Lutz-Lake Fern Road, Lutz
• Chiles Elementary, 16541 W Tampa Palms Blvd.
• Middleton High School* 4801 N 22nd. St.
• Gaither H.S.*, 16200 N Dale Mabry Highway
• Cimino Elementary 4329 Culbreath Road, Valrico
• Symmes Elementary 6280 Watson Road, Riverview
• Sickles H.S.*, 7950 Gunn Highway
• Bloomingdale H.S., 1700 E Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico
• Pizzo Elementary 11701 Bull Run Drive
• Marshall Middle School 18 S Maryland Ave., Plant City
• Tomlin Middle School 501 N Woodrow Wilson St., Plant City
• Memorial Middle School 4702 N Central Ave.
• Turkey Creek Middle School 5005 S Turkey Creek Road, Plant City
• Wharton H.S., 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
• Orange Grove Magnet*, 3415 N 16th St.
• Randall M.S., 16510 Fish Hawk Blvd., Lithia
• Walker M.S., 8282 N Mobley Road
• Benito M.S., 10101 Cross Creek Blvd.
• Riverview H.S., 11311 Boyette Road, Riverview
• Essrig Elementary, 13131 Lynn Road
• Burnett M.S.*, 1010 N Kingsway, Seffner
• Cypress Creek Elementary*, 4040 19th Ave. NE, Ruskin
• Bevis Elementary, 5720 Osprey Ridge Blvd., Lithia
• Pride Elementary, 18241 Kinnan St.
• Rodgers M.S.*, 11910 Tucker Road, Riverview
• McDonald Elementary, 501 W Pruett Road, Seffner
• Durant H.S., 4748 Cougar Path, Plant City
• Plant City H.S., 1 Raider Place, Plant City
• Church of Jesus Christ L.D.S., 8020 N Gunn Highway
• Good Samaritan Mission*, 14920 Balm Wimauma Road, Wimauma

* Reduced shelter scenarios

For major hurricanes threatening Hillsborough County, all shelters listed are projected to be opened. Under other scenarios (such as certain hurricanes on the lower end of the intensity scale), a reduced number of shelters will be opened. All, or a portion of, those shelters indicated by a • will be opened under reduced shelter scenarios.

Warning

Red Cross public shelters are indicated on the map and cross referenced by number on this page. Public shelter spaces are extremely limited so shelters may fill up quickly during an evacuation. In addition, shelters provide an austere living environment. Those who need to evacuate should make every effort to afford themselves of some protected location other than public shelter. This may include homes of friends/relatives who do not have to be evacuated, hotels/motels in safe areas, or depart the county to a safer location.

Under a major storm scenario, it may become necessary to open refuges to accommodate evacuees. These facilities have not been fully certified as Red Cross shelters and may not have the extent of services available at Red Cross Shelters.

All residents looking for refuge from a storm should tune in to local television and radio stations for updated information. Announcements will be made confirming shelter openings and alternate refuges, if necessary.

Special needs shelters

Hillsborough County provides a shelter program for those residents requiring special medically related care. Special needs shelters will be available for people requiring more skilled medical care than available in a regular shelter but not requiring an acute care facility such as a hospital. If this type of extended care is needed, contact the Emergency Operations Center, 272-6900, to be considered for registration.

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