Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Hurricane Shelters Open In Hendry County - More Updates

LABELLE, FL. --  Hendry County residents can report storm damage from Hurricane Ian through an online program on the County’s website.

To report storm damage, visit www.preparehendry.com and click on “Report Hurricane Ian Issue” located at the top of the left-hand menu.

Residents are encouraged to use the drop-down options to select the appropriate category of their reported damage. This will allow County staff to respond to damage more efficiently post-storm.

Contact information is requested in case County staff need additional details about the damage being reported.

For non-emergency local information, residents can call the United Way 211 Storm Hotline at 239-433-3900 for local information on storm resources.

To report issues related to Hurricane Ian, please visit the following webpage https://cms.revize.com/revize/apps/revize_psr/public/index.php?client_department_id=475

Residents are encouraged to text “HENDRYFLA” to 888777 to receive updates from Hendry County Emergency Management.

General population shelters for those who need it during the event of Hurricane Ian will be open Tuesday, September 27, 2022, beginning at 5 pm.

General population shelters will be LaBelle Middle School and Clewiston High School, the special needs shelter will also be open at the LJ Nobles Senior Center in LaBelle.

If you plan to evacuate to a shelter, please bring a 3-day supply of food and water for you and any loved ones you are bringing with you to the shelter.

These are Hendry County’s pet friendly shelters. If you plan to bring a pet, they must be in a cage.

Labelle Middle School, 8000 E Cowboy Way, LaBelle, FL 33935 - Clewiston High School, 1501 Francisco St, Clewiston, FL 33440

Special Needs Shelter – LJ Nobles Senior Center, 475 E Cowboy Way, LaBelle, FL 33935

Glades county shelter is scheduled to open 9/27/2022 at 5 pm, West Glades Elementary, 2586 CR 731, LaBelle, FL 33935. Glades is under a voluntary evacuation of low lying areas and mobile homes.

UPDATE:  The Fort Denaud Bridge will be closed to boat traffic beginning at 10pm Tuesday, September 27, 2022. The bridge will remain closed to boat traffic until further notice.

Boaters needing to pass through this area should plan accordingly and allow enough time to pass through before this closure occurs.

The bridge will remain open to vehicular traffic. Residents are urged to monitor the weather and avoid driving in deteriorating weather conditions if possible.

Due to the possibility of impacts from Hurricane Ian, Hendry County Government Offices and County Health Departments will be closed Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30.

Hendry County School District has announced school closures for Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30.

SR29 at SR 74 in Glades County had water overrunning the roadway Wednesday at noon. (Fisheating Creek is just north of this intersection)

MORE UPDATES:  There will be no waste, horticulture or recyclable materials pick-up in Hendry County until Monday, October 3rd at the earliest.

Residents should separate any horticulture debris from their regular waste and recycling. When placing horticulture debris in the right of way, please ensure that items are not in the road.

Notification will be provided when additional information is provided and pick-up resumes.

-Local TV stations will be broadcasting live hurricane information 24/7 through the duration.
-WINK TV will be simulcasting the audio portion on 96.9 Wink FM and 101.1 WAVV FM, both playable through smart phone apps like Tunein or from smart speakers.
-Shortwave amateur radio stations will broadcast hurricane information on 7.268 mHz and 14.325 mHz
-Smart speakers and phones can listen to WFLA news radio from Tampa as one of the probable landfall locations Thursday
-Radio Havana Cuba live programming -Hurricane landed in western Cuba Tuesday morning as Category 3
-Expect power outages. An area of Port LaBelle was out for 1 hour and 20 minutes Tuesday morning due to FPL equipment failure. Over 3,000 homes were affected. https://www.fplmaps.com/ for power outage maps
-Expect to need to reset wifi and internet after power outages: Unplug router and modems and then plug back in

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