Emergency Management - Flooding - Hurricane Preparedness - Evacuation

In order to avoid many problems associated with evacuation

LEAVE EARLY.

No region is safe from flooding. All 50 states are subject to floods.  Some floods develop slowly, and some can build in just a few minutes.

Floods are the most widespread natural disaster aside from wildfires. 90 percent of all U.S. natural disasters declared by the President involve some sort of flooding.

Precautionary or Voluntary Precautionary Evacuation - Pre-mandatory evacuation to get visitors and persons with special needs organized.

Mandatory Evacuation - Legally enforceable order (Section 252.46(2), F.S.) issued by Collier County Commission in consultation with City officials, in the form of a Local State of Emergency.

Flood Watch—A message that flooding is possible and to listen to local radio and TV news and weather for more information.

Flood Warning—A message that flooding will occur soon, if it hasn’t already, and to move to higher ground or evacuate immediately.