Hurricane Milton: What To Expect in Charlotte County

Charlotte County has now ordered mandatory evacuations for Zones A & B, plus mobile homes

What to expect in Charlotte County

SWFL/Charlotte County now under Hurricane Watch & Storm Surge Watch, current predictions suggest Milton’s arrival Wednesday night – bringing…

          - Hurricane force winds of 75+ mph

- 5 to 8 inches of rain

- 5 - 10 feet of storm surge

- What current thinking is, all subject to change over the next 48 hours!

Charlotte County has declared a Local State Of Emergency, as well as…

-        Schools closed through Thursday

-        Government offices closing at noon today

-        Curbside solid waste pickup will occur as scheduled today, but none tomorrow through Thursday

-        Landfill and transfer facilities will be open today (it’s recommended to take any left-over Helene curbside debris to the landfill TODAY so it doesn’t   become air or waterborne debris during the storm)

-        Charlotte County sandbag sites closed

-        Charlotte Transit ops suspended

-        Charlotte County Emergency Management will hold a news conference (Facebook Live) today at 2:15 with more preparation details

If you’re going to board up – today’s the day

NORTH PORT:

 

• No change to Monday city trash pickup.

 

• Sandbag station available today behind Mullen center

As Charlotte news develops (ie: evacuations – which will be called for at some point) it will all be posted here:  https://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/news/

Know Your Zone map – just enter address to find out (works for all counties):

https://www.floridadisaster.org/knowyourzone/

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