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Alachua County:
Archer - 17128 SW Archer Road at the Fire Station/Park
Hawthorne - at the sewage treatment plant
High Springs - 17380 NW US Highway 441 at Memorial Park
Micanopy - 501 NW 2 Ave (Seminary Ave) at the water tower, located at 23016 SE 65th Lane
Newberry - City Yard at 120 NW 260th Street
Waldo - 14750 Weeks St. at the Water Tower
North of Gainesville - the wayside park in front of the Public Works compound in Hague on US 441
West of Gainesville - 1605 Fort Clarke Blvd (across the street from the fire station 16)
Bradford County:
Available by calling 904-966-6336
Citrus County:
Crystal River- near Dan's Clam Stand on Hwy 44.
Crystal River-Crystal River Fire Dept, 650 NW 3rd Avenue (8am-7pm)
Homosassa-Grandmarch Avenue at Grover Cleveland Blvd.
Inverness-Hwy 44 behind east Citrus Community Center.
Marion County:
Dunnellon- Dunnellon Airport, County Road 484. (8am-5pm)
Ocala- Marion County Sheriff's Office, North Multi District, 8311 N. Hwy 441. (8am-5pm)
Ocala- Marion County Sheriff's Office, South Multi District, 3260 SE 80th Street. (8am-5pm)
Ocala- Marion County Sheriff's Office, Soutwest District, 9048 SW State Road 200. (8am-5pm)
Ocala- Jervy Gant Park, NE 8th Avenue at 14th Street (city residents only). (7:30am-7pm)
Ocala- Hampton Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd at State Road 40 (city residents only). (7:30am-7pm)
Ocklawaha- Carney Island park, County Road 25. (8am-5pm)
SCHOOLS
Click school district name for more information
Alachua County Public Schools
Bradford County Public Schools
Citrus County Public Schools
Columbia County Public Schools
Clay County Public Schools
Dixie County Public Schools
Gilchrist County Public Schools
Lake County Public Schools
Levy County Public Schools
Marion County Public Schools
Putnam County Public Schools
Sumter County Public Schools
Union County Public Schools
P.K. Yonge School (Univ of Fla)
Central Florida Community College
Lake City Community College
Santa Fe Community College
University of Florida
SHELTERS
(click on county name for more information)
Alachua County:
General Population- M.K. Rawlings Elementary School, 3500 NE 15th Street, Gainesville
Special Needs- Westwood Middle School, 3215 NW 15th Avenue, Gainesville
Bradford County:
General Population- Starke Elementary, 1000 W. Welden Street, Starke.
Special Needs- SouthSide Elementary, 832 Stansbury Street, Starke.
If not a registered special needs, please call 904-966-6336
Citrus County:
No shelters open at this time.
Columbia County:
No shelters open at this time.
Dixie County:
No shelters open at this time.
Gilchrist County:
No shelters open at this time.
Levy County:
No shelters open at this time.
Marion County:
General Population- MCSO Multi-purpose Bldg, 100 NW 30th Avenue, Ocala.
Putnam County:
General Population- Crescent City JR/SR High School, 2201 S. Hwy 17, Crescent City.
General Population- Ochwilla Elementary, 229 N. State Road 21, Hawthorne.
General Population- Browning Pierce School, 100 Bear Blvd, San Mateo.
General Population- Q.I. Roberts Middle School, 901 S. Road 100, Florahome.
Special Needs- Kelley Smith Elementary, 141 Kelley Smith School Rd, Palatka.
Union County:
No shelters open at this time.
Hurricane Links
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| Tropical Cyclone Windspeed Scale |
| Strength |
Category |
1 Minute
Maximum
Sustained Winds |
| knots |
mph |
km/h |
Tropical
Depression |
TD |
<34 |
<39 |
<63 |
Tropical
Storm |
TS |
34-63 |
39-73 |
63-118 |
| Hurricane |
Cat 1 |
64-82 |
74-95 |
119-153 |
| Hurricane |
Cat 2 |
83-95 |
96-110 |
154-177 |
Intense
Hurricane |
Cat 3 |
96-113 |
111-130 |
178-210 |
Intense
Hurricane |
Cat 4 |
114-135 |
131-155 |
211-250 |
Intense
Hurricane |
Cat 5 |
>135 |
>155 |
>250 |
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