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Hurricane Guide: Offical guide for the Tampa Bay region

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Shelters in Manatee County


The order of the proposed phased opening of shelters is listed in the three color coded groups here. First proposed to open are GREEN coded shelters. Second are BLUE coded and third RED coded.

Green shelters

  • Lee Middle School, 4000 53rd Ave. W, Bradenton
  • Seabreeze Elementary, 3601 71st St. W, Bradenton
  • Haile Middle, 9501 State Road 64 E, Bradenton
  • Lincoln Middle School, 305 17th St. E, Palmetto
  • Tillman Elementary, 1415 29th St. E, Palmetto
  • Kinnan Elementary, 3415 Tallevast Road, Sarasota

Blue shelters

  • Rowlett Elementary, 3500 9th St. E, Bradenton
  • Manatee High, 1000 32nd St. W, Bradenton
  • Braden River Elementary, 6215 River Club Blvd., Bradenton
  • Bashaw Elementary, 3515 Morgan Johnson Road, Bradenton
  • Witt Elementary, 200 Rye Road, Bradenton

Red shelters

  • Johnson Elementary, 2121 26th Ave. E, Bradenton
  • Southeast High, 1200 37th Ave. E, Bradenton
  • Braden River Middle, 6215 River Club Blvd., Bradenton
  • Lakewood Ranch High, 5500 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton
  • Oneco Elementary, 2000 53rd Ave. E, Bradenton

Shelter openings may vary with each emergency. Stay tuned to local media for a listing of which shelters will be opened for an event.

Do not go to the shelter until local officials announce through the media that the shelter is open.

Shelter openings will differ by size and intensity of a disaster.

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