City of Gulfport
2401 53rd Street South
Gulfport, FL 33707
(727) 893-1000
#6 For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 5:00PM
CITY OF GULFPORT HURRICANE IAN
Mayor Henderson Public Service Announcement
City of Gulfport Staff is closely monitoring Hurricane Ian. All residents in Evacuation Zone A, B, and C (including all mobile home residents) are under mandatory evacuation orders. Remember if you are ordered to evacuate, please do so. Our Public Safety teams are not able to make it to you in the event of an emergency. Evacuating is for your own safety.
City Facilities including Gulfport City Hall, the Library, Casino, Recreation Center, Senior Center, Municipal Marina, and Community Development are closed. In addition, the Williams Pier is closed. Public Works Regular Sanitation is now closed.
City of Gulfport Special Needs evacuations are completed. The City of Gulfport self-service sandbag location at the 49th Street Neighborhood Center is now closed. We distributed 17,000 sandbags at the City of Gulfport sandbag distribution site.
The City of Gulfport Information Call Center is open for preparedness questions. Call 727-893-1000 and speak to a City Staff member.
As the storm passes, if you see a fallen power line or safety hazard, please call 911 immediately. Do not touch a power line or anything in contact with it and keep others away until help arrives. Report your outage by texting OUT to 57801, report online at Duke Energy or call 800.228.8485.
City Officials will continue to monitor the developing storm, as the City of Gulfport prepares for any weather-related impacts. For the latest City Updates please visit mygulfport.us/stormevent, and/or the City of Gulfport Florida facebook page at www.facebook.com/mygulfport.
The City of Gulfport Information Call Center is open for preparedness questions.
Call 727-893-1000 and speak to a City Staff member.
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