Who should evacuate ahead of Idalia? Here's a list.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Several Florida counties have ordered evacuations ahead of Hurricane Idalia's arrival. This list will be updated as new evacuations are ordered:

BERRIEN

BROOKS

CLINCH

DECATUR

ECHOLS

FRANKLIN

GADSDEN
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners opened the following shelters today at 3 p.m. in Quincy and Chattahoochee:

Gadsden County High School (East) (Special Needs and Pets)
27001 Blue Star Highway
Havana, FL 32333

West Gadsden Middle
200 Providence Rd
Quincy, FL 32351

The Gadsden High School Shelter will also serve as a special needs shelter and pet Shelter. Pet owners who bring their pets to the shelter must bring a crate, food, a leash, and a copy of their pet’s current vaccination records. If needed, shelter Transportation will be provided today by Big Bend Transits to Gadsden County residents from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Havana 
Havana Public Library
203
5th Avenue East

Harvey’s Supermarket
102 1st Avenue East

Midway

Midway City Hall
50 Martin Luther King Blvd

Quincy

Piggly Wiggly
18680 Blue Star Highway

Rose’s and Citi Trends Parking Lot
1323 West Crawford Street

CRMC Gadsden Campus (Hospital)
23186 Blue Star Highway

Greensboro

Sawdust Community Park
Providence Road

Greensboro Elementary School
559 Greensboro Highway

Gretna

Gretna City Hall
14615 Main Street

Mt Pleasant Post Office
Pleasant Road and Highway 90

Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee Elementary School
335 Maple Street

First Responders, including the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, Gadsden County Emergency Medical Services, or Gadsden County Fire, will not respond to emergency calls once winds reach 35 miles per hour. Calls will still be accepted by dispatch and the Emergency Operation Center; however, response will only resume once conditions are safe.

Gadsden County offices will be closed Wednesday, August 30. Residents requiring more information or assistance should call Gadsden County Emergency Management at (850) 875-8833 or (850) 627-0899. Additionally, residents can sign up for emergency text alerts at Text AlertGadsden to 888777 for accurate and up-to-date weather and emergency alerts.

GRADY

HAMILTON

JEFFERSON

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management issued a voluntary evacuation order for mobile/modular homes and RVs and low-lying flood prone areas.

LEON
Leon County is issuinga mandatory evacuation for residents of mobile and manufactured homes due to the increasing likelihood of hurricane-force winds. Residents of mobile and manufactured homes within Leon County are required to evacuate from such housing by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. The mandatory evacuation is effective immediately for all Leon County residents until the storm passes, at which time residents should shelter in place until winds subside. Shelter information can be found at www.LeonCountyFL.gov/ei or by calling (850) 606-3700.

LAFAYETTE
Lafayette County Commissioners have issued a mandatory evacuation order. It takes effect at 6 p.m., August 29.

LANIER

LIBERTY

LOWNDES
Citizens residing in substandard housing or mobile homes should make plans today with regards to sheltering tomorrow. Be a good neighbor and consider offering friends, family, or neighbors a place to stay during periods of inclement weather. Public shelters will be considered in the event residents are displaced after the storm. Currently, existing shelters have not reached capacity.

MADISON
Madison County is issuing a VOLUNTARY evacuation order for residents living in low-lying and flood prone areas, mobile homes, travel trailers/RVs, and structurally compromised housing.

MILLER

SEMINOLE

SUWANNEE
Mandatory evacuation of those living in low-lying or flood-prone areas and the order goes into effect Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Noon

TAYLOR
A mandatory evacuation order for all coastal residents. There is also a county-wide mandatory evacuation order for mobile homes, travel trailers, and sub-standard housing.

THOMAS

WAKULLA
Voluntary evacuation order is in effect for Coastal and low-lying areas as well as mobile homes.