Emergency information for residents of Manatee County
By Times Staff Writer
Published June 6, 2004
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(The order of the proposed openings 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.)
1. Seabreeze Elementary School, 3601 71st St. W, Bradenton
2. Freedom Elementary School, 9515 State Road 64 E, Bradenton
3. Lincoln Middle School, 305 17th St. E, Palmetto
18. Southeast High School, 1200 37th Ave. E, Bradenton
19. Lakewood Ranch High School, 5500 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., 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, and 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 disaster.
Emergency phone numbers
(Note: Do not call 911 for hurricane information. The 911 line is reserved for
life-threatening emergencies only.)
Manatee County Emergency Management
General information (941) 748-4501
Special needs registration (941) 748-4501
Emergency information center (941) 748-4501
Deaf communications for TDD messages (941) 742-5802
Red Cross
Manatee Chapter (941) 792-8686
Animal Services (941) 749-7103
Media organizations
Listen to local radio or TV for announcements of evacuation information or shelter openings. Not every shelter may be open.
WTSP-Ch. 10
WTVT-Ch. 13
WFTS-Ch. 28
WWSB-Ch. 40
WFLA-Ch. 8
Bay News 9
Radio
970 WFLA
1490 WWPR
106.5 WCTQ
88.1 WJIS
100.7 WMTX, the emergency alert station for Manatee County
Newspapers
St. Petersburg Times
Bradenton Herald
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Islander Bystander News
Tampa Tribune
The evacuation plan
The colored areas on this map are vulnerable to storm surge. Storm surge is salt water flooding that rushes over coastal areas - near where the eye of the hurricane strikes - destroying homes and businesses in its path. Nine of 10 hurricane-related deaths are caused by storm surge.
Hurricanes are categorized on a scale of 1 to 5 depending on the strength of the winds. Storm surge can reach 5 or 6 feet above sea level in the Category 1 hurricane to more than 25 feet above sea level in a Category 5 hurricane. Depending on the track and strength of a threatening hurricane, local officials may order one of five evacuation levels. These levels correspond to the storm surge flooding that is likely to occur from the five categories of hurricanes.
If you live in an area ordered to evacuate, or if you live in a mobile home, manufactured home or RV, gather your emergency supplies, secure your home and leave immediately. Failure to obey an evacuation order is a violation of Florida law.
[Last modified June 4, 2004, 11:18:50]
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