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About 93,000 people in Pinellas County have a new hurricane evacuation zone. Roughly 34,000 properties have shifted to higher-risk zones, according to the county, while 13,600 are in lower-risk zones.
About 2.5 million Floridians are evacuating from their homes, Gov. Ron DeSantis told the Weather Channel on Tuesday. The counties in evacuation zones include Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee ...
CITRUS COUNTY: (352) 249-2775 (this phone line is only open during emergencies or disasters) HERNANDO COUNTY: (352) 754-4083 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY: (813) 272-6600
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for all Monroe County—though roughly 25% of residents stayed—and portions of 23 other counties. The large-scale evacuation strained roadways, with gridlock reported along Interstates 75, 95, and Florida's Turnpike. A total of 191,764 people sought refuge in public shelters.
It was the largest evacuation order for Pinellas County history, and the largest evacuation request in Florida since Hurricane Floyd five years before. Many Floridians remained despite the evacuation order, as authorities estimated that up to a million people would not go to shelters; [15] instead, these residents boarded up their homes and ...
Overall, 3,450 people stayed in the shelters opened in the county, while it is estimated that 43,000 evacuated. In Lee County, officials recommended an evacuation for the county on August 23, about 20 hours before tropical storm force winds were reported there; about 75,000 people evacuated their homes in Lee County.
A mandatory evacuation has been orders in Harris County along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River and residents along the West Fork are asked to leave their homes or prepare to shelter in place.
Hillsborough County was created on January 25, 1834, from Alachua and Monroe Counties, during the U.S. territorial period (1822–1845). The new county was named for Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough, who served as British Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1768 to 1772. The County was created through efforts by Augustus Steele.