Pinellas County Emergency Management
Idalia evacuations in Pinellas and Tampa Bay have started.
Effective tonight (Aug. 28), Pinellas County residents who live in Zone A, a mandatory evacuation zone, must evacuate. This includes every mobile home in Pinellas County, regardless of location.
This evacuation order includes residential healthcare facilities (e.g., nursing homes and continuum of care facilities such as St. Petersburg’s Westminsters and Elancé in South Pasadena) as well.
Idalia evacuations in Pinellas current include all barrier islands (St. Pete Beach north through Clearwater Beach), parts of Gulfport, South Pasadena, Pinellas Park, and Seminole, as well as some parts of upper Pinellas.
PCEM suggests those evacuating do so to a Zone that is higher than a Zone B.
Do you know your Pinellas evacuation zone? You can find it here.
Read the full order, including special needs information.
Read all The Gabber Newspaper’s Idalia updates.
Both Pinellas County and The Gabber Newspaper encourage residents and visitors to get their forecast updates at the National Hurricane Center. The NHC releases updated forecasts and advisories at 2 a.m., 5 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m., and 11 p.m. We strongly discourage readers from taking weather advice from any other models.
Timely Holiday
Florida’s annual “Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday” started Aug. 26. It will run through Friday, Sept. 8. That means Floridians can buy things such as generators, dish soap, and batteries without paying the state sales tax. Here’s the list of items included in the Disastar Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.
