All City offices, the Library and the Recreation & Aquatic Center will be closed on Wednesday, October 9th and Thursday, October 10th due to Hurricane Milton. The City will resume normal business operations on Friday, October 11th. In addition, the Recreation & Aquatic Center and the Library will close at 5PM on Tuesday, October 8th.

 

Everyone should be off the roads at this time and sheltering in place to ride out the storm. 

 

Pasco County has issued mandatory evacuations that will go into effect Monday, October 7, at 10:00 a.m. for the following:

 

• Evacuation Zones A, B and C
• Everyone living in a manufactured home, mobile home or RV anywhere in Pasco
• Everyone in low-lying areas or areas prone to flooding
• Everyone in an area ordered to be evacuated by local authorities due to life-safety hazards
• Everyone registered with Pasco as a Special Needs Resident
• Everyone who would be vulnerable in the event of a power loss

 

Know your evacuation zone.  Click HERE to enter your street address on our interactive map: mypas.co/Map.

Pasco County is opening hurricane shelters for anyone who needs to leave their home ahead of Hurricane Milton and has nowhere else to stay.  All shelters are accepting family pets.

The following shelters will open Monday, October 7, 2024, at noon:

• Centennial Middle School, 38505 Centennial Road, Dade City
• Fivay High School, 12115 Chicago Avenue, Hudson
• Wesley Chapel High School, 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel
• River Ridge Middle and High Schools, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey
• Sunlake High School, 3023 Sunlake Boulevard, Land O’ Lakes
• Fasano Regional Hurricane Center, 11611 Denton Avenue, Hudson (Special Needs Only)

Please plan to stay with family, friends or neighbors, if possible.  If that’s not an option, please self-evacuate directly to an open shelter.

GoPasco (Public Transportation) bus services will be running regular routes Monday, October 7, and GoPasco is offering free rides to Pasco shelters until weather conditions deteriorate.

 

The Florida Division of Emergency Management is also offering free shuttles to shelters on Tuesday, October 8th from 7AM until 7PM. Please call 1-800-729-3413.

Due to the anticipated impacts associated with Tropical Storm/Hurricane Milton, sand and sandbags will be available for city residents at the Fleet Warehouse located at 6420 Pine Hill Rd, beginning Sunday, October 6th from 8AM until 7PM. This service is exclusively for City of New Port Richey residents. Residents must show proof of City residency and bring their own shovel, as this is a self-service station.

Hurricane Warning

Storm Surge Warning

Flood Watch

Tornado Watch

Pasco County Schools will be closed Monday, October 7th through Friday, October 11th

Pasco County Tax Collector Offices will close at 2PM on Tuesday, October 8th

Pasco County Government Offices will be closed Tuesday, October 8th and Wednesday, October 9th

Pasco County Parks will close at noon on Tuesday, October 8th

Pasco County Paratransit and Animal Services closed on Monday, October 7th

JD Parker will continue operations on Tuesday, October 8th but will be closed on Wednesday, October 9th

Pasco County Courthouse will be closed through Friday, October 11th

Post Hurricane Helene debris removal information may be found here