Should You Stay or Leave Your Florida Home During a Hurricane?

5/17/2021 (Permalink)

Plan for the upcoming season with SERVPRO’s Hurricane Preparedness Guide.

SERVPRO Wants Clearwater Area Residents Keeping Safe - Evacuate When Necessary!

Once a storm is here and disaster strikes, you may not be at home with your family. Because of this, you need to prepare your home and have an emergency plan to ensure everybody is as safe as possible. But, how can you tell when it is time to evacuate? SERVPRO wants to ensure all Clearwater residents are prepared and have their emergency contacts handy in a hurricane event.

Storms in Clearwater can be unpredictable, and hurricane categories will often dictate whether you can stay in your home or if evacuation is best. For example:

• If you live in a mobile home park, you are considered high risk in Zone/Level A, which means you should evacuate.
• Outside of a mobile home park, you could be in an evacuation zone.
• You always have to evacuate your home once the zone you live in gets ordered. 

Click here to view our complete '2021 Hurricane Preparedness Guide’

If you shelter in place and your home took on damage, there are dangers and hazards to consider. SERVPRO can send a qualified team out to assess the scene and begin a clean-up plan tailored to your unique situation. Call SERVPRO of Clearwater South / Clearwater Beach 24/7 for emergency response at (727) 614-0099.