Tampa Bay storm readiness

Hurricane Command Center

Track active storms, Florida warnings, evacuation tools, flood-zone resources, emergency numbers, and the documents to save if the insurer later denies, delays, or underpays the claim.

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Life safety first: call 911 for immediate danger. Follow evacuation orders from local officials. Handle insurance documentation only when it is safe. Florida emergency information

Official feeds

Active hurricanes and current warnings

National Hurricane Center

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Florida watches and warnings

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National Hurricane Center Atlantic two-day tropical weather outlook map
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Local decisions

Evacuation, flood zone, routes, and shelter tools

Find your evacuation zone
Evacuation

Know Your Zone

Use Florida Disaster to search your address and understand whether local officials may order your evacuation zone to leave.

Open evacuation zone map
Routes

FL511 evacuation traffic

Check current traffic, closures, cameras, and personalized routes before leaving Tampa Bay.

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Flood zone

FEMA flood maps

Search the official FEMA flood map tools and National Flood Hazard Layer before storm season and after map updates.

Search FEMA flood maps
Shelters

Hillsborough shelters and HEAT

Hillsborough County emergency tools cover evacuation zones, shelter status, and HART evacuation routes.

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Warnings

National Weather Service alerts

Review current watches, warnings, and advisories from the official NWS alerts feed.

Open NWS alerts
Local

City of Tampa hurricane information

Use City of Tampa hurricane pages for local services, flooding, drainage, and post-storm city guidance.

Open Tampa hurricane info

Insurance claim record

When it is safe, preserve the claim file

  • Take wide and close photos before cleanup, then keep repair and mitigation receipts.
  • Save carrier emails, claim numbers, adjuster notes, estimates, denial letters, and payment explanations.
  • Keep a timeline of inspection dates, calls, requests for documents, and changing damage explanations.
  • If the carrier delays, denies, or underpays the hurricane claim, upload the documents for review.