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Evacuation map information Florida’s Turnpike: Monitor www.floridasturnpike.com for the latest details. More evacuation route information: Call 850-414-4100
Evacuees on Interstate 4 leaving Florida's Gulf Coast during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Hurricane evacuation is the immediate and rapid movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hurricane. County judges, emergency managers and other officials may recommend a voluntary evacuation or order a mandatory evacuation.
An emergency evacuation kit is a container of food, clothing, water, and other supplies that can be used to sustain an individual during lag time. Lag time is the period between the actual occurrence of an emergency and when organized help becomes available, generally 72 hours, [ citation needed ] though this can vary from a few hours to ...
In preparation for the storm, the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia all declared a state of emergency and many coastal counties from Florida to North Carolina issued mandatory evacuation orders. Damage in The Bahamas was catastrophic due to the prolonged and intense storm conditions, including heavy ...
A map shows the predicted path of Hurricane Milton as it moves eastward toward the Florida Gulf Coast, early on Oct. 8, 2024. / Credit: NOAA/National Hurricane Center
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Map of Florida time zones. Counties in red follow central time. Counties in yellow follow eastern time. Counties with a checkerboard pattern have areas that follow both time zones. Entering Gulf County / Entering Eastern Time Zone. Most of Florida is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC−05:00, DST UTC−04:00).
Hurricane Andrew was a compact, but very powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed, and remained the costliest in financial terms until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25 years later.