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Citrus County sheriff urges year-round preparedness, outlines hurricane-season tools and shelters
Summary
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office presented the county’s hurricane-season outlook and preparedness guidance, telling residents to focus on impacts not the forecast cone and describing evacuation zones, shelters, sandbag guidance and new public resources.
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office delivered a comprehensive hurricane-season briefing Tuesday that emphasized preparedness, clarified evacuation guidance and described new and existing public resources for residents.
Lede: Sheriff’s Office representatives told the Board of County Commissioners that while the 2025 hurricane forecast predicts an active season, local preparedness and awareness matter most, and they urged residents to plan for seven days of supplies and to “run from the water and hide from the wind.”
Nut graf: The sheriff’s presentation covered how federal forecasts are translated for local impacts, evacuation-zone lookups, shelter types, sandbag use, and mitigation steps for homes. Office staff unveiled a new…
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