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The hurricane season begins June 1 and ends on November 30.  Florida coasts can be threatened by a storm anytime during that period. Take these steps now, before a hurricane watch or warning is announced:

• Check to be certain your emergency equipment is in good working order.

• Check that you have enough supplies to last for at least two weeks. 

• Obtain and store materials necessary to properly secure your home.

• Keep trees and shrubs trimmed.  Cut weak branches and trees that could fall and bump against the house.  Do not trim trees and shrubs after a hurricane watch or warning has been announced.

• Trash pickup will be suspended and your trash can become dangerous projectiles propelled by the hurricane's high winds.

• If you expect to evacuate your home, plan in advance where you will stay, how you will get there, including a back-up route and the supplies you will take.

• If you will need assistance evacuating to a Special Needs Evacuation Center, you will need to register in advance. Please contact your County Emergency Management Office. 

• If you have elderly friends or relatives who will stay with you during a storm, keep a list of their prescribed medicines and photocopies of their prescriptions and include them in your emergency plans. Plan now when you will take care of their property and pick them up.  

• Review your insurance policy to ensure it provides adequate coverage. 

• Plan to evacuate if you... 

Plan your evacuation alternatives now... 

Make arrangements to stay with friends or relatives or at a low-rise inland hotel or motel.

 
Relocate outside the evacuation area. 

Leave early to avoid heavy traffic and roads that could be blocked by early floodwater.  "Gridlock" is a serious problem. Don't get caught on the road by the storm. Follow evacuation advice closely. 

As a last resort, go to a Red Cross Evacuation Center. Hurricane shelters will be available for people who have no other place to go.  And remember, do not go to the shelter until you hear an announcement that it is open.