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Manatee County shelters

Emergency information for residents of Manatee County

(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

4. Lee Middle School, 4000 53rd Ave. W, Bradenton

5. McNeal Elementary School, 6625 Greenbrook Blvd., Bradenton

6. Manatee High School, 1000 32nd St. W, Bradenton

7. Myakka City Elementary School, 37205 S Manatee Ave., Myakka City

8. Tillman Elementary School, 1415 29th St. E, Palmetto

9. Braden River Elementary School, 6215 River Club Blvd., Bradenton

10. Bashaw Elementary School, 3515 Morgan Johnson Road, Bradenton

11. Haile Middle School, 9501 State Road 64 E, Bradenton

12. Witt Elementary School, 200 Rye Road, Bradenton

13. Braden River Middle School, 6215 River Club Blvd., Bradenton

14. Oneco Elementary School, 5214 22nd St. Court E, Bradenton

15. Johnson Middle School, 2121 26th Ave. E, Bradenton

16. Rowlett Elementary School, 3500 Ninth St. E, Bradenton

17. Kinnan Elementary School, 3415 Tallevast Road, Sarasota

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.

(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

Manatee Chapter (941) 792-8686

Animal Services (941) 749-7103

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

970 WFLA

1490 WWPR

106.5 WCTQ

88.1 WJIS

100.7 WMTX, the emergency alert station for Manatee County

St. Petersburg Times

Bradenton Herald

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Islander Bystander News

Tampa Tribune

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.