Hurricane 2022: Sarasota-Manatee area shelters, contact information

Anne Snabes and Jesse Mendoza, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

May 21, 2022 at 5:01 AM·3 min read

To help you prepare for this year's hurricane season, the Herald-Tribune has assembled lists of all of the hurricane shelters in Sarasota and Manatee counties and other helpful information.

SARASOTA COUNTY

Evacuation centers

Sarasota County has hurricane shelters in the following locations. All allow pets:

Fruitville Elementary School, 601 North Honore Ave., Sarasota.
Brookside Middle School, 3636 South Shade Ave., Sarasota.
Southside Elementary School, 1901 Webber St., Sarasota.
Riverview High School, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota.
Booker High School, 3201 North Orange Ave., Sarasota.
Phillippi Shores Elementary, 4747 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.
Gulf Gate Elementary School, 6500 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota.
North Port High School, 6400 West Price Blvd., North Port.
Heron Creek Middle School, 6501 West Price Blvd., North Port.
Woodland Middle School, 2700 Panacea Blvd., North Port.
Atwater Elementary School, 4701 Huntsville Ave., North Port.
Taylor Ranch Elementary School, 2500 Taylor Ranch Trail, Venice.

Emergency contacts

In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 911. To report blocked roadways or downed power lines or to find out more information about evacuation centers, call 311.

Sarasota County residents with qualifying medical needs are encouraged to apply for registration as a medically-dependent person. If you qualify, you will be added to the county’s registry for transportation and sheltering at a medically-dependent evacuation center during a disaster. Applications can be found at scgov.net/government/emergency-services/emergency-management/medical-needs-program. Individuals using oxygen must bring their oxygen concentrator and a travel tank to an evacuation center.

MANATEE COUNTY

Not all shelters are open in the event of a storm. Check mymanatee.org/weather for up-to-date information.

Primary Shelters

Bayshore Elementary School, 6120 26th Street W., Bradenton
Braden River Middle School, 6215 River Club Blvd., Bradenton
Buffalo Creek Middle School, 7320 69th Street E., Palmetto
Daughtrey Elementary, 515 63rd Avenue E., Bradenton
Freedom Elementary School, 9515 State Road 64 E., Bradenton
Gullett Elementary School, 12125 44th Avenue E., Bradenton
Harvey Elementary School, 8610 115th Avenue E., Parrish
Haile Middle School, 9501 State Road 64 E., Bradenton
Johnson-Wakeland School of International Baccalaureate, 2121 26th Avenue E., Bradenton
Kinnan Elementary School, 3415 Tellevast Road, Sarasota
Lee Middle School, 4000 53rd Avenue W., Bradenton
McNeal Elementary School, 6325 Lorraine Road, Bradenton
Miller Elementary School, 601 43rd Street W., Bradenton
Myakka City Elementary School, 37205 Manatee Avenue, Myakka City
Oneco Elementary School, 5214 22nd Street Ct E., Bradenton
Prine Elementary School, 3801 Southern Parkway, Bradenton
Rogers Garden Elementary School, 515 13th Avenue W., Bradenton
Seabreeze Elementary School, 3601 71st Street W, Bradenton
Tillman Elementary School, 1415 29th Street E., Palmetto
Williams Elementary School, 3404 Ft. Hamer Road, Parrish
Willis Elementary School, 14705 The Masters Avenue, Bradenton
Witt Elementary School, 200 Rye Road, Bradenton

Pet Friendly

Braden River High School, 6545 State Road 70 E., Bradenton
Manatee High School, 902 33rd Street Court W., Bradenton
Mills Elementary School 7200, 69th Street E., Palmetto

Emergency contacts

American Red Cross

Tampa Bay (Regional Headquarters)

3310 W. Main Street

Tampa, FL 33607

813-348-4820

www.redcross.org/local/florida/central-florida.html

Southwest Florida

2001 Cantu Court

Sarasota, FL 34232

941-379-9300

American Red Cross (National)

1-800-733-2767

www.redcross.org

Manatee County Emergency Management

941-749-3500

www.mymanatee.org/departments/public_safety/emergency_management

Special Needs Shelter Registry

Manatee County

941-749-3500

www.mymanatee.org/departments/public_safety/emergency_management/special_needs_registry

Federal Emergency Management Agency, disaster assistance

800-621-3362

www.fema.gov

FEMA (TTY for hearing-impaired)

800-462-7585

Florida Division of Emergency Management

850-815-4000

In a declared disaster, call Florida Emergency Information:

800-342-3557

floridadisaster.com

Florida Department of Elder Affairs

850-414-2000

Elder Help Line

800-963-5337

www.elderaffairs.org

Senior Choices of Southwest Florida

239-652-6900 or 866-413-5337

www.aaaswfl.org

Elder Help Line in Manatee County

941-742-5818

Florida Bureau of Insurance Fraud

850-413-3115

Florida Department of Financial Services

1-877-693-5236

www.myfloridacfo.com

FEMA National Flood Insurance Program

1-800-621-3362

NOAA, National Hurricane Center

www.nhc.noaa.gov

nhcwebmaster@noaa.gov

NOAA, National Weather Service (local)

813-645-2323

www.weather.gov/tbw

U.S. Small Business Administration

800-827-5722

Disaster Field Operations Center East

404-331-0333

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Hurricane season: Sarasota, Manatee storm shelters-contacts

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SARASOTA COUNTY

Evacuation centers

Emergency contacts

MANATEE COUNTY

Primary Shelters

Pet Friendly

Emergency contacts

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