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DeSoto County Added To Florida State Of Emergency In Response To Tropical Storm Helena

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DeSoto County Florida has been added to the State Of Emergency due to the impending storm Helena

The entire list of Florida counties under a state of emergency include:

Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton and Washington counties.

Know Your Zone – DeSoto County

Every year it’s important for residents to know if they live an evacuation zone, a low-lying, flood prone area, a mobile home or an unsafe structure during hurricane season.

Instructions to Know Your Zone, Know Your Home

  • Type in your address Know Your Zone
  • Find if your address is in one of the colored evacuation zones
  • If you are in an evacuation zone, listen to evacuation orders from local officials (Typically Zone A is the most vulnerable and the most likely to evacuate first. Zone E is most likely to evacuate last)
  • If an evacuation order is not issued for your area, you may consider sheltering in place. Not all evacuations zones are always ordered.
  • If you shelter in place, it’s important to Know Your Home and its ability to withstand strong winds and heavy rain

 

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