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 EVACUATION ORDER: 

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Emergency Shoulder Use (ESU) has been activated for all those planning to evacuate out of the Tampa area.

⚠️The inside shoulder will be used for evacuation traffic:

I-4 eastbound: I-75 to Champions Gate

I-75 northbound: I-4 to I-10

The outside shoulder is for disabled vehicles only. Trucks and trailers are not allowed in the ESU lane. 

‼️Don’t wait to evacuate, you may run out of time due to traffic.

Citrus County is opening four emergency shelters ahead of Hurricane Milton and mandatory evacuations have been ordered.

Hurricane Milton has explosively intensified into a rare Cat 5 hurricane. Latest sustained winds of 180mph making it the 3rd strongest hurricane in Atlantic history.

Further strengthening is expected.

INVERNESS, Fla. (WFLA) — Citrus County will open four emergency shelters ahead of Hurricane Milton and mandatory evacuations have been ordered, the county announced Monday.

Mandatory Evacuations

A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for all residents in Zone A and all Citrus County residents in campers, mobile homes, manufactured homes, or any structure not capable of withstanding sustained winds of up to 110 mph. The order goes into effect on Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Emergency Shelters

The following shelters will open beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday:

Central Ridge Elementary School (General Population) – 185 West Citrus Springs Blvd., Citrus Springs, FL 34434

Citrus High School (General Population) – 600 West Highland Blvd., Inverness, FL 34452

Forest Ridge Elementary School (Special Needs) – 2927 North Forest Ridge Blvd., Hernando, FL 34442

Renaissance Center (Pet Friendly) – 3630 W Educational Path, Lecanto, FL 34461

Citrus County Transit provides transportation at no cost to an open shelter or other safe location within Citrus County. To book transportation, call (352) 527-7630.

Citrus County

The Citrus County School District has canceled classes for Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 9.

All after-school extracurricular activities are also canceled.

Schools will be open Monday and all after-school activities, YMCA before and after-school programs, and sports will run as normal.

Sandbag Sites

All sandbag sites are self-serve and residents are asked to bring their own shovels.

Homosassa Recreational Park (4210 S Grandmarch Ave)

Floral Park (9530 S Parkside Ave, Floral City)

Old Hernando Elementary School (2435 N Florida Ave)

Bicentennial Park (N Baseball Point, Crystal River)

Residents can call 352-527-7610.