- April 18, 2024
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Evacuations have been ordered in portions of Flagler County, effective at 1 p.m. Wednesday. But the county is urging people to leave as early as possible to help clear the roads for people who are staying and will be using hurricane shelters.
The county is opening shelters, including a special needs shelter and a pet-friendly shelter, at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Residents and visitors in mobile homes and RVs countywide are urged to evacuate, as are people in Zone A (the barrier island from Flagler Beach to Marineland), as well as the following low-lying areas in Zone B – the Bulowville neighborhoods east of John Anderson Highway and the Palm Drive and Lambert Avenue neighborhoods.
Non-elevated homes in the low-lying areas of our Zone F, which is the area surrounding and near Crescent Lake and Dead Lake to include Daytona North, are also in the evacuation order.
“We urge those who are going to stay with relatives, friends or at hotels to complete their evacuation by noon,” said Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord. “This will clear that traffic by 1 p.m. when those who are going to shelters need to leave. They will open at 1 p.m.”
The shelter locations are:
Residents utilizing shelters are encouraged to arrive by 4 p.m. and to bring their own bedding. Single/twin size inflatable mattresses are preferred due to the space limitations.
All residents should bring:
Residents with pets (Bunnell Elementary only):
Residents with special medical needs (Rymfire Elementary):
Residents countywide who have special medical needs that require electricity are also welcome in the special needs shelter.
At the www.flaglercounty.gov/emergency website, residents can sign up for the ALERTFlagler notification system, directly accessible at www.flaglercounty.gov/alertflagler.
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