Additional emergency shelter to open in St. Petersburg

Additional emergency shelter to open in St. Petersburg

An additional general population emergency shelter will open at Campbell Park Elementary, 1051 7th Ave S. in St. Petersburg, at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 8, to provide more space for people evacuating.

As of 7:30 p.m. tonight, the following 10 shelters are available in Pinellas County:

• Campbell Park Elementary, 1051 7th Ave. S., St. Petersburg (general population)

• Melrose Elementary, 1752 13th Ave. S., St. Petersburg (general population)

• Belleair Elementary, 1156 Lakeview Road, Clearwater (general population)

• Lealman Innovation Academy, 4900 28th St N, St. Petersburg (general population)

• Clearwater Fundamental Middle School, 1660 Palmetto St, Clearwater (general population)

• Largo High School, 410 Missouri Ave. N., Largo (general population & pet friendly) 

• Gibbs High School, 850 34^th St. S. St. Petersburg (general population & pet friendly) 

• Palm Harbor University High School, 1900 Omaha St, Palm Harbor (general population & pet friendly) 

• Dunedin Middle School, 70 Patricia Ave., Dunedin (special needs only) 

• Oak Grove Middle School, 1370 S. Belcher Road, Clearwater (special needs only) 

Anyone can go to a pet-friendly shelter, but only special needs residents can go to a special needs shelter.

Many of Pinellas County's existing shelters are experiencing high demand, with more than 6,000 people and over 700 pets in emergency shelters.

The special needs shelter at Palm Harbor University High School shelter is now full. However, space is available at the two additional special needs shelters in Dunedin and Clearwater.

Please note: Parking lots are full at some shelters, such as Gibbs High School and Largo High School. Shelter space is still available, but residents may have to park on a nearby street and walk to the shelter.

The shelters with the most space as of 7 p.m. on Tuesday are Melrose Elementary School at 1752 13th Ave. S. in St. Petersburg, Clearwater Fundamental Middle School at 1660 Palmetto St. in Clearwater and Belleair Elementary School at 1156 Lakeview Rd. in Clearwater.

A complete list of open shelters can be found at disaster.pinellas.gov.

If you can shelter safely outside of the evacuation zones, either at home, in a hotel, or with a friend or family member, please do so. 

Mandatory evacuations remain in effect for all Zone A, B, and C (including high-rise buildings), all countywide mobile home parks, all residents with special needs. Plan to be in the location where you will ride out the storm, outside of an evacuation zone, before tropical storm-force winds arrive in our area on Wednesday.

TheCounty Information Center remains open 24 hours a day. Call (727) 464-4333 with storm questions. Residents who are deaf or hard of hearing can contact the County Information Center via online chat at www.bit.ly/PinellasChat. For storm updates, visit disaster.pinellas.gov.

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