My brother in Texas said she should leave.
Will you guys please advise us. I told her I would relay your inputs.
Zone A under mandatory evacuation. How close is she to that?
In Tampa as well. I’m riding it out. If you are not in a evacuation zone and in a well-built home (not a mobile/manufactured home, etc) you are fine where you are. The reasonable expectation is 80-100 mph gusts with some damage and likely power outage for 2-3 days.
Leaving at this point, with the traffic and gas situations being what they area, is not a great idea. If anything, have them go to a local shelter if they are not comfortable with their situation.
Tell your sister to BOUNCE.
Where would your sister and the family go? Are they in a location that flooded already this summer? Some areas around the bay are better than others.
If she has time to get out safely, then yes. She will probably get the brunt of it.
Blam, this thing still has an unknown quantity about it...
In my humble opinion:
It is just as likely to hit your sister in Tampa
as it is to hit you in Mobile.
Her problem now would be in getting out (traffic, gasoline, etc.)
I agree with other posters. It’s probably a little too late to risk a long travel distance.
Here are some shelters:
(WFLA) – The following counties have indicated they will open emergency shelters ahead of Hurricane Irma at the times and locations listed below.
PINELLAS COUNTY:
Emergency shelters will open at noon on Friday at the following locations:
Tarpon Springs Middle School (501 N. Florida Ave., Tarpon Springs)
Palm Harbor University High School (1900 Omaha St., Palm Harbor)
Dunedin Highland Middle School (70 Patricia Ave., Dunedin)*
Oak Grove Middle School (1370 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater)*
Largo High School (410 Missouri Ave., Largo)
Gibbs High School (850 34th St. South, St. Petersburg)
John Hopkins Middle School (701 16th St. South, St. Petersburg)*
*Special Needs/Pet-Friendly Shelter
MANATEE COUNTY:
Emergency shelters will open at 4 p.m. Friday at the following locations:
Myakka Elementary School, 37205 Manatee Ave., Myakka City
Braden River High School (pet friendly), 6545 State Road 70 East, Bradenton
Manatee High School (pet friendly), 1000 32nd Street West, Bradenton
Mills Elementary (pet friendly), 7200 69th Street East, Palmetto
Special Needs Shelter — Nolan Middle School (pet friendly), 6615 Greenbrook Blvd., Lakewood Ranch
POLK COUNTY:
Emergency shelters will open at 7 a.m. Saturday at the following locations:
Lake Region High School, 1995 Thunder Road, Eagle Lake
Tenoroc High School, 4905 Saddle Creek Road, Lakeland
Spook Hill Elementary, 321 Dr. J.A. Wiltshire Ave. E, Lake Wales
Mulberry Middle School, 500 Martin Luther King Ave., Mulberry
Lake Marion Creek Elementary, 3055 Lk. Marion Creek Road, Poinciana
Horizons Elementary, 1700 Forest Lake Drive, Davenport
Chain of Lakes Elementary, 7001 CR 653, Winter Haven
Davenport School of the Arts, 4751 N CR 547, Davenport
Donald Bronson Community Center, 124 Bronson Trail, Polk City
PASCO COUNTY:
Emergency shelters will open at 11 a.m Friday at the following locations:
Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Ave., Hudson
Hudson River Ridge Middle/High School, 11646 Town Road Road, New Port Richey
Sunlake High School, 3023 Sunlake Blvd., Land O’ Lakes
Wesley Chapel High School, 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel
Wiregrass Ranch High School, 2909 Mansfield Blvd., Wesley Chapel
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY:
Emergency shelters will open for Evacuation Zone A at 8 a.m. Saturday at the following locations:
Middleton High School, 4801 N 22nd Street, Tampa
Simmons Career Center, 1202 W Grant Street, Plant City
Shields Middle School, 15732 Beth Shields Ways, Ruskin (Pet-Friendly)
Pizzo Elementary School, 11701 Bull Run, Tampa
Cypress Creek Elementary School, 400 19th Ave NE, Ruskin
Hammond Elementary School, 8008 N Mobley Road, Odessa
Sessums Elementary School, 11525 Ramble Creek Drive, Riverview
Bartels Middle School, 9020 Imperial Oak Blvd, Tampa (Pet-Friendly)
Brandon High School, 1101 Victoria Street, Brandon
Smith, Sgt. Paul Middle School, 14303 Citrus Pointe Drive, Tampa (Pet-Friendly)
Burnett Middle School, 1010 N Kingsway Road, Seffner (Pet-Friendly)
Valrico Elementary School, 609 South Miller Road, Valrico
Summerfield Crossings Elementary School, 11050 Fairway Meadow Road, Valrico
Greco Middle School, 6925 East Fowler Ave, Temple Terrace
SARASOTA COUNTY – Open at 2 p.m. Friday
Brookside Middle School, 3636 S. Shade Ave., Sarasota, is now open as a host shelter for residents and evacuees from south Florida.
Booker High, 3201 N. Orange Ave, Sarasota
Stwater Elementary, North Port
Woodland Middle School, North Port
Get more information about shelters and to find out if you live in Zone A here.
Sarasota County is requesting citizens with special needs who require shelter accommodation to fill out the People with Special Needs (PSN) application
You can find the application here. The application needs to be returned before 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 to allow county workers to make accommodations.
You may also call 941-861-5000 to register by phone.