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Hurricane resources for Sarasota and Manatee counties

Herald-Tribune, The (Sarasota, FL)

May 25--Reliable information can save your life during a hurricane. We've compiled this list of resources to help you.

Get ready for the storm with the Herald-Tribune Hurricane Guide.

Local flood zones and shelters

(Please confirm that shelters are open before you arrive.)

Sarasota County flood zones and shelter map

Manatee County shelter list

Manatee County interactive flood and shelter map

Forecasts and weather

The National Hurricane Center is the official source for all storm forecasts and warnings:

Regional forecast: Here's the Tampa Bay area's page from the National Weather Service. You can enter your own location to customize it.

Satellite images: Lots and lots of images covering the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico

Interactive radar for the greater Tampa area

Monitor rainfall amounts across Sarasota County

Like to follow computer models of the storm? Check out Mike's Weather Page

Flooding, power and transportation

Florida Power & Light outage map. See where the power is out and report outages and lines down

Live near a river? Check on its status using this map from the National Weather Service.

Florida 511. An interactive map of all of the Sunshine State's roads and highways. You can sign up for alerts, check conditions and more.

Florida highway signs. You can read all the message boards over area highways here and sort by region, county, road and direction on this section of Florida 511.

Local resources

The Florida Division on Emergency Management Florida Disaster site

Sarasota County Emergency Management

Sarasota County Special Needs Registry Call 800-374-9689

Sarasota County CodeRED Emergency Notification System

Manatee County Emergency Management

Manatee County Special Needs Registry Call 941-745-2397

Hurricane supply list

Disaster kit supply list

State of Florida Insurance Hotline, run by Florida's CFO to answer questions about coverage and more: 877-693-5236

Price gouging: People who suspect businesses are taking advantage of residents in need of hurricane supplies -- food, water, hotel rooms, ice, gasoline, lumber and equipment -- can make a report by calling 1-866-966-7226 (866-9-NO-SCAM).

Twitter accounts to follow

National Weather Service Tampa Bay

National Hurricane Center

Sarasota County Emergency Services

Manatee County Public Safety

Inspired by the Houston Chronicle Hurricane Harvey page.

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