10/06/2024
We will most likely be closed Monday and play it by ear the rest of the week.
BREAKING NEWS: Pasco County Issues Local State of Emergency; Evacuations, Hurricane Milton expected to bring storm surge, heavy rain, high winds
Pasco County has issued a Local State of Emergency ahead of Hurricane Milton. Download the Pasco News APP.- https://onelink.to/pasconews
This allows the County Administrator and Emergency Management Director to waive everyday procedures and do what they believe is necessary to ensure the
health, safety and welfare of our community.
Mandatory evacuations will go into effect Monday, October 7, at 10:00 a.m. for the following:
- Evacuation Zones A and B
- Everyone living in a manufactured home, mobile home or RV anywhere in Pasco
- Everyone in low-lying areas or areas prone to flooding
- Everyone in an area ordered evacuated by local authorities due to life-safety hazards
Voluntary evacuations will go into effect Monday, October 7, at 10:00 a.m. for the following:
- Evacuation Zone C
- Everyone registered with Pasco as a Special Needs Resident
- Everyone who would be vulnerable in the event of a power loss
Pasco County is also opening shelters Monday, October 7 for anyone who needs to leave their home ahead of the storm and has nowhere else to stay.
Pasco County Customer Service is open until 7 p.m. Sunday and will be open 24 hours beginning Monday, October 7 at 7 a.m. Call 727.847.2411 or chat with us
online at MyPasco.net.
SHELTERS: Pasco County is opening hurricane shelters for anyone who needs to leave their
home ahead of Hurricane Milton and has nowhere else to stay. All shelters are accepting family pets.
The following shelters will open Monday, October 7, 2024, at noon:
- Centennial Middle School, 38505 Centennial Road, Dade City
- Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Avenue, Hudson
- Wesley Chapel High School, 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel
- River Ridge Middle and High Schools, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey
- Fasano Regional Hurricane Center, 11611 Denton Avenue, Hudson (Special Needs Only)
Please plan to stay with family, friends or neighbors, if possible. If that's not an option, please self-evacuate directly to an open shelter.
GoPasco (Public Transportation) bus services will be running regular routes Monday, October 7, and GoPasco is offering free rides to Pasco shelters until
weather conditions deteriorate.
Learn more about what to bring if you're sheltering with your pet: mypas.co/PetHurricanePrep
Visit MyPasco.net and follow Pasco County on social media for the latest updates.