Red Cross Shelters (Pasco County)

The opening of the following shelters on a countywide basis will normally occur only as a hurricane approaches. For public shelter needs resulting from tropical storms, localized high tides or freshwater flooding, selected shelter openings will be announced by local emergency personnel and media.

Shelter openings may vary with each emergency. All residents needing shelter should tune into local television and radio stations for updated shelter information. Announcements will be made confirming shelter openings and designating alternate shelters if necessary.

*Public shelters equipped for evacuees requiring wheelchair facilities.
+Deaf interpreter service available.

Anclote Elementary School* 3610 Madison St., Elfers
Mittye P. Locke Elementary* 4439 Evans Road, Elfers
Gulf Comprehensive High School* 5355 School Road, NPR
+River Ridge Middle/High School* 11646 Town Center Road, NPR
Cypress Elementary School* 10055 Sweet Bay Court, NPR
Ridgewood High School* 7650 Orchid Lake Road, NPR
Calusa Elementary School* 7520 Orchid Lake Road, NPR
Schrader Elementary School* 11041 Little Road, Port Richey
Bayonet Point Middle School* 11125 Little Road, Port Richey
Northwest Elementary School* 14302 Cobra Way, Hudson
Hudson Senior High School* 14410 Cobra Way, Hudson
Hudson Middle School* 14540 Cobra Way, Hudson
Shady Hills Elementary School* 18000 Shady Hills Road, Spring Hill
Mary Giella Elementary School* 14710 Shady Hills Road, Spring Hill
+Land O' Lakes High School* 20325 Gator Lane, Land O' Lakes
Pine View Middle School* 5334 Parkway Blvd., Land O' Lakes
Lacoochee Elementary School* 38815 Cummer Road, Lacoochee
Saint Rita Church 14404 N 14th St., Dade City
First Baptist Church* 37511 Church Ave., Dade City
Pasco Elementary School* 37350 Florida Ave., Dade City
Pasco High School 36850 State Road 52, Dade City
San Antonio Elementary School* 32416 Darby Road, Dade City
Thomas Weightman Middle* 30649 Wells Road, Zephyrhills
+Zephyrhills High School* 6335 12th St. Zephyrhills
Woodland Elementary School* 38203 Henry Drive, Zephyrhills
Raymond B. Stewart Middle * 38505 10th Ave., Zephyrhills
Saint Joseph Catholic Church 38802 5th Ave., Zephyrhills
First United Methodist Church Hall 38635 5th Ave., Zephyrhills
First Baptist Church 38300 5th Ave., Zephyrhills
Zephyrhills Senior Citizens Center 4645 Airport Road, Zephyrhills
Denham Oaks Elementary School 1422 Oak Grove Blvd., Lutz
*Public shelters equipped for evacuees requiring wheelchair facilities.
+Deaf interpreter service available.

Emergency Information

Emergency information for evacuation and warning:

If you need help locating your evacuation zone, route or shelter before a hurricane threatens, call the Pasco County Office of Disaster Preparedness:

New Port Richey (813) 847-8137
Land O'Lakes (813) 996-7341
Dade City (352) 521-4274
TDD (813) 847-8949

During an evacuation, the county will have special numbers residents can call. For information during a hurricane only, call:

Resident Information Center (813) 847-8959
Other agencies
Red Cross, West Pasco (813) 849-7794
Red Cross, East Pasco County (813) 251-0921

(For advance registration and need assessment of homebound and special needs residents. Officials will interview residents over the phone to assess their needs.)

To be used only in emergencies: 911

Emergency requiring police, fire or medical assistance only anywhere in Pasco County.

Radio/television

As a hurricane approaches, radio and television stations will be important sources of emergency information. Stay tuned to local channels.

In the Tampa Bay area, the National Weather Service will broadcast regularly updated information on its special FM high-band frequency of 162.55 megahertz.

On the Web:
National Hurricane Center -- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov