Hurricane Preparedness Information

Hurricane Preparation

Emergency Kit

Assembling an emergency kit now can help you make sure you and your family have what you need in an emergency. To simplify the process, Pinellas County Emergency Management recommends that you keep these items ready to go in case you need them on a moment’s notice.

Find My Evacuation Zone

Find your evacuation zone with this interactive map.

How to Prepare for a Hurricane

Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over water and often move toward land. They can cause widespread devastation during and after it occurs.

Preparing Pets for Emergencies

Pets are an important part of your family. Making an emergency plan that includes them, especially for hurricane season, is part of providing them with the best care possible and an essential step while living in Florida.

Request to Participate in Billboard Emergency Alert System

Sign up for the Billboard Emergency Alert System where Pinellas County Emergency Management will send a notification to your business to post a public emergency message on your business’ electronic signs.

How Residents Can Help with Storm Debris Preparation & Recovery

Clearwater’s Solid Waste team works tirelessly before, during, and after tropical storms and hurricanes to keep our city bright and beautiful. Our residents play a crucial role in making debris collection faster and more efficient during storms.

Hurricane Preparation Guides

Hurricane Guide (English)

Find information about how you can prepare for hurricane season such as shelters, storm surge, evacuating and securing your home.

Hurricane Guide (Spanish)

Encuentre información sobre cómo puede prepararse para la temporada de huracanes, como refugios, mareas de tempestad, evacuación y seguridad de su hogar.

Stay Informed

Subscribe to Alert Pinellas

Receive free urgent alerts on a variety of situations, such as severe weather, boil water notices or hurricanes.

Subscribe to City Updates

Subscribe to email updates from the City of Clearwater.

Links to Outside Agencies & Resources

Hurricane & Storm Information (A to Z)

Hurricane Guide (English)

Find information about how you can prepare for hurricane season such as shelters, storm surge, evacuating and securing your home.

Hurricane Guide (Spanish)

Encuentre información sobre cómo puede prepararse para la temporada de huracanes, como refugios, mareas de tempestad, evacuación y seguridad de su hogar.

Barrier Island Re-Entry Pass

Estimated Water Bill: What It Means

An "E" on your water bill indicates an estimated reading. This may happen due to blocked meters, heavy rain, or construction. Estimates help maintain timely billing cycles.

Find My Evacuation Zone

Find your evacuation zone with this interactive map.

Find My Shelter

Remember: public shelters do not have cots or generators, and the space you will be able to utilize is limited.

First Responders Rescue More Than 500 People At Apartment Complex

Clearwater Police, Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department, along with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and multiple other agencies, rescued more than 500 people today at a flooded apartment complex in Clearwater.

Gas and Storm Safety

As your community energy provider, CGS Energy is committed to maintaining the highest safety standard possible.

How to Prepare for a Hurricane

Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over water and often move toward land. They can cause widespread devastation during and after it occurs.

Pinellas County Hurricane Preparedness Guide

Read this comprehensive guide on how to prepare for a hurricane or storm in Pinellas County.

Preparing Pets for Emergencies

Request to Participate in Billboard Emergency Alert System

Special Needs Shelter and Information

Residents of all ages with special needs, those without transportation and older adults require extra attention and preparation in order to stay protected in weather emergencies. Do not wait, plan now.

Subscribe to Alert Pinellas

Receive free urgent alerts on a variety of situations, such as severe weather, boil water notices or hurricanes.

Subscribe to City Updates

Subscribe to email updates from the City of Clearwater.

View Storm Surge Maps

Storm surge is not the same thing as your evacuation level, even though the two mapping tools can look similar. This map provides the potential storm surge depth on a property for the evacuation level indicated and for higher evacuation levels beyond that.

Community Development Board (CDB) Meeting

Community Development Board Meetings are open to the public and held in Council Chambers on the first floor of the Main Library, located at 100 N. Osceola Ave. unless otherwise noted.

Emergency Management

The Emergency Management department provides information on things such as hurricane preparedness, red tide, and COVID-19.

How Residents Can Help with Storm Debris Preparation & Recovery

Watch Live Video of Clearwater Beach

See a live view of Clearwater Beach.

Hurricane Preparedness Information

Hurricane Preparation

Emergency Kit

Find My Evacuation Zone

How to Prepare for a Hurricane

Preparing Pets for Emergencies

Request to Participate in Billboard Emergency Alert System

How Residents Can Help with Storm Debris Preparation & Recovery

Hurricane Preparation Guides

Hurricane Guide (English)

Hurricane Guide (Spanish)

Stay Informed

Subscribe to Alert Pinellas

Subscribe to City Updates

Links to Outside Agencies & Resources

Hurricane & Storm Information (A to Z)

Hurricane Guide (English)

Hurricane Guide (Spanish)

Barrier Island Re-Entry Pass

Estimated Water Bill: What It Means

Find My Evacuation Zone

Find My Shelter

First Responders Rescue More Than 500 People At Apartment Complex

Gas and Storm Safety

How to Prepare for a Hurricane

Pinellas County Hurricane Preparedness Guide

Preparing Pets for Emergencies

Request to Participate in Billboard Emergency Alert System

Special Needs Shelter and Information

Subscribe to Alert Pinellas

Subscribe to City Updates

View Storm Surge Maps

Community Development Board (CDB) Meeting

Emergency Management

How Residents Can Help with Storm Debris Preparation & Recovery

Watch Live Video of Clearwater Beach

Hurricane & Storm Information (Latest Update)

Watch Live Video of Clearwater Beach

How Residents Can Help with Storm Debris Preparation & Recovery

Community Development Board (CDB) Meeting

Gas and Storm Safety

Subscribe to City Updates

Subscribe to Alert Pinellas

Preparing Pets for Emergencies

Emergency Kit

Hurricane Guide (Spanish)

Hurricane Guide (English)

Request to Participate in Billboard Emergency Alert System

Find My Evacuation Zone

How to Prepare for a Hurricane

Estimated Water Bill: What It Means

Barrier Island Re-Entry Pass

Emergency Management

First Responders Rescue More Than 500 People At Apartment Complex

Pinellas County Hurricane Preparedness Guide

Find My Shelter

View Storm Surge Maps

Special Needs Shelter and Information