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Manatee County Evacuation: Mandatory for Zone A, voluntary zone B
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Manatee County officials are telling residents to find shelter or hunker down by 8 p.m. Saturday.
County officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents who live in evacuation Level A and residents who live in mobile homes. On Saturday, Manatee officials issued a voluntary evacuation order for residents in Level B.
Hurricane Irma is expected to bring storm surges along the Gulf coast in Manatee County.
Manatee County residents who live in mobile homes and in Level A evacuation areas must evacuate.
Residents can determine which evacuation level they live in by entering an address at the County’s interactive hurricane evacuation map online.
ALL SHELTERS ARE NOW ACCEPTING RESIDENTS WITH PETS. A few of the shelters are nearing capacity. For questions call 941-748-4501. Emergency shelters are at the following locations:
- Myakka Elementary School, 37205 Manatee Ave., Myakka City
- Braden River Middle School, 6215 River Club Blvd., Bradenton
- Braden River High School (pet friendly), 6545 State Road 70 East, Bradenton
- Buffalo Creek Middle School, 7320 69th Street East, Palmetto
- Daughtrey Elementary, 515 63rd Ave East, Bradenton
- Freedom Elementary School, 9515 State Road 64 East, Bradenton
- Manatee High School (pet friendly), 1000 32nd Street West, Bradenton
- Gullet Elementary School, 12125 44th Ave East, Bradenton
- Carlos Haile Middle School, 9501 State Road 64 East, Bradenton
- Kinnan Elementary School, 3415 Tallevast Road, Sarasota
- Lee Middle School, 4000 534d Avenue West, Bradenton
- Manatee High School,902 33rd St Ct W, Bradenton
- McNeal Elementary School, 6325 Lorraine Road, Bradenton
- Miller Elementary School, 4201 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
- Mills Elementary (pet friendly), 7200 69th Street East, Palmetto
- Prine Elementary School, 3801 Southern Parkway, Bradenton
- G.D. Rodgers Garden Elementary, 515 13th Ave West, Bradenton
- Seabreeze Elementary School, 3601 71st Street West, Bradenton
- Tillman Elementary School, 1415 29th Street East, Palmetto
- Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School, 3404 Fort Hamer Road, Parrish
- Willis Elementary School, 14705 The Masters Avenue, Bradenton
- Witt Elementary School, 200 Rye Road, Bradenton
- Bayshore Elementary School, 6120 26th Street West, Bradenton Bayshore Elementary School, 6120 26th Street West, Bradenton
- Special Needs Shelter — Nolan Middle School (pet friendly), 6615 Greenbrook Blvd., Lakewood Ranch
“Our emergency shelters should be a last option for anyone who’s decided to leave their home,” said Emergency Management Chief Sherilyn Burris. “We strongly encourage people to stay with family and friends outside of the evacuation area.”
Manatee Memorial Hospital is no longer accepting patients. The hospital announced it will be closing and evacuating all patients to other local hospitals by Saturday night.
Today the County is coordinating transportation and sheltering assistance with registered special needs clients.
Manatee County Public Works crews assisted County residents loading more than 60,000 sandbags yesterday. Sandbags will be available Thursday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Additional details are on the County’s sandbag area online.HURRICANE IRMA EVACUATIONS –