Updated 09/07/2017
Updated 09/08/2017
Updated 09/09/2017
EVACUATIONS
Mayor Curry has issued a mandatory evacuation for anyone living in Zone A or Zone B in Jacksonville. The mandatory evacuation has also been extended for people living in mobile homes, or in low-lying areas.
Nassau County has issued mandatory evacuations for anyone in Zones A,C, or F, with the order going into effect Friday, September 8, at 6 PM.
St. Johns County has mandatory evacuations for anyone in Zones A and B, which includes St. Augustine and Hastings.
Clay County has a mandatory evacuation for Zones A, B, and C as well as low lying, modular, or vulnerable homes for Saturday at 6AM.
The Florida Department of Corrections has evacuated Bridges of Jacksonville.
Tolls have been lifted across the state to aid in evacuations.
RESOURCES
The City of Jacksonville has opened shelters. Find locations HERE.
City Rescue Mission currently provides shelter for 250 people. They are providing accommodations for 100 additional people at City Rescue Mission’s New Life Inn, 234 W. State Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202, Friday at noon.
The Salvation Army’s Towers Center of Hope at 900 W. Adams Street in downtown Jacksonville will open its shelter to the homeless. The shelter will open as weather dictates and will remain open as long as needed.
JTA has three designated locations for anyone evacuating from the beaches who doesn’t have transportation: Fletcher High School, Mayport Middle School, and Jacksonville Beach Elementary School.
Florida Governor Rick Scott has ordered all K-12 public schools, state colleges, state universities, and state offices to be closed Friday through Monday so the facilities can be used for sheltering and emergency management operations.
Nassau County Emergency Management says the Town of Callahan is out of fuel and all gas station will be closed until Tuesday.
Airbnb activated its Disaster Response Program to aid Floridians forced to evacuate from their homes in connection to Hurricane Irma as well as relief workers arriving to provide assistance.
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on September 9 and running through midnight on September 11, Verizon is giving postpaid customers talk, text and data relief while prepaid customers receive an extra 3 GB for talk, text and data.
HOTLINES
Attorney General Pam Bondi has opened up a Price Gouging Hotline: (866) 9-NO-SCAM.
Florida Emergency Information Hotline for all state residents: 1-800-342-3557.
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has launched a Hurricane Irma insurance information hotline: 1-877-MY-FL-CFO.
St. Johns County Emergency Management has opened a hotline for residents to call about county services, storm response, and events: (904) 824-5550.
St. Johns County has also launched a Building Services Structural Hotline at (904) 827-6836.
K-12 SCHOOLS
Duval County Schools:
Duval County Public Schools will be closed on Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11. There will also be an early dismissal on Thursday. School offices, after-school activities, and extended day care will also be closed those days.
The ACT scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled at all DCPS high school test centers.
The Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine has announced all Diocesan schools will be closed Friday 9/8 and Monday 9/11.
The Salvation Army of Northeast Florida’s Child Development Center at 318 N. Ocean St. will be closed on Friday, September 8, and Monday, September 11. The center will remain closed for all dates that Duval County schools are closed.
The Jericho School for Children with Autism will be closed on Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11.
Beaches Episcopal School cancels all after school activities Thursday. School will be closed Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11.
Jacksonville Country Day School will be closed on Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11. All school activities are canceled during this time.
Clay County Schools:
All Clay schools and district offices will be closed Friday, September 8, and Monday, September 11.
College and Career Night at Clay High School scheduled for Thursday, September 7 has been canceled.
Open House events for Thursday, September 7th, Monday, September 11th, and Tuesday, September 12th, have all been canceled.
School board meeting on September 7 has been canceled. The board plans to hold two meetings to make up for the cancellation, one on the 18th and one on the 26th.
Nassau County Schools:
All public schools and district offices in the district will be closed Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11.
The Yulee High School and West Nassau High School varsity football games will be played Thursday night at 7:00 PM.
St. Johns County Schools:
All schools will be closed Friday, Stepember 8, and Monday, September 11.
All extracurricular and interscholastic activities have been canceled starting Friday, September 8th.
Varsity Football games have been moved to Thursday, September 7th.
Baker County Schools:
Baker County Public Schools are closed Friday and Monday.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Jacksonville University will be closed Friday, September 8, through Tuesday, September 12.
FSCJ will be closed from Friday, September 8, and remain closed through the 11th. FSCJ plans to reopen Tuesday, September 12.
The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind has canceled classes Thursday and Friday.
Florida Coastal School of Law will be closed Thursday, September 7, at 6:00 PM, through Monday, September 11. Weather permitting, it will reopen Tuesday, 9/12 at 8:00 AM.
All classes, including online courses, at the University of North Florida have been canceled from Friday, September 8, through Tuesday, September 12th. Class is set to resume Wednesday, September 13th. UNF employees don’t need to return to work until Wednesday, unless contacted by a supervisor.
Edward Waters College will close Friday, September 8 and reopen Wednesday, September 13. Any classes, activities, or events that are scheduled to be held on campus between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12 have been cancelled
St. Johns River State College campuses will be closed Friday and remain closed until further notice.
Flagler College is closed Friday through Tuesday.
TRANSPORTATION
All flights to Jacksonville International Airport will end Saturday 9/9 at 7pm.
The Skyway will close at 9 p.m. on Friday, September 8 and remain closed until further notice
The St. Johns River Ferry is scheduled to close after normal service on Thursday, September 7th, to relocate the boat inland. It’s not in operation until further notice.
All construction work by the Florida Department of Transportation has been suspended temporarily because of the storm.
Northeast Florida Regional Airport is closing at 6PM Saturday.
There are no bridge closures at this time. Sustained winds of 40 miles per hour may lead to closures. WOKV will update as we get confirmation from law enforcement.
Cargo operations at JAXPORT owned terminals are ending at 11:59PM Friday. The Port of Jacksonville in its entirety- including private terminals- is closing Saturday at 8PM.
GOVERNMENT
All State of Florida offices will be closed on Friday, September 8.
All City of Jacksonville offices will be closed Friday and Monday. Non-essential city services are also called off for those days. Garbage pickup will not take place Monday.
The Jacksonville Public Library will be closed Friday, September 9, through at least Sunday, September 10. Overdue fines will be waived for items due on dates they are closed.
The City of Jacksonville Beach will not be providing sanitation services Monday, instead that will take place Wednesday.
The Florida Department of Corrections is canceling weekend visitation at all institutions for Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10.
All Duval County Tax Collector branch locations will close at noon on Thursday, September 7th and remain closed on Friday, September 8th.
The Duval County Property Appraisers Office closed Thursday at 3 PM. The business schedule on Monday is currently pending.
Administrative officers for St. Johns County, the City of St. Augustine, and the City of St. Augustine Beach are closed Friday and Monday. St. Johns County household waste and recycling collection is suspended Monday and Tuesday. Yard debris removal is suspended Monday through Friday.
Both branches of the Duval County Clerk of Courts will be closed on Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11.
The Nassau County Courthouse is closed Friday and Monday.
St. Johns County Courts will be closed Friday and reopen Wednesday.
The Clay County Courthouse and all Clerk of the Circuit Court branch offices in Clay County will be closed on Friday, September 8th and also on Monday, September 11th. Court dates and services originally scheduled for these dates are impacted and have been rescheduled.
The United States Bankruptcy Court Jacksonville Division will be closed on Friday, September 8 and Monday, September 11, 2017.
The Navy Commissary, located on Mayport Road, will be open on Saturday, September 9, and close at noon.
Naval Air Station Jacksonville is going mission-essential personnel only Saturday, September 9, at noon through Tuesday, September, 12.
Members of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast Regional Call Center (RCC) are headed to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola today, Sept. 8, to relocate operations before Hurricane Irma reaches the Jacksonville, Florida area.
Naval Station Mayport is moving to mission essential personnel-only to include all Navy housing residents, starting at noon, Saturday, September 9.
PARKS AND BEACHES
Jacksonville’s recreational beaches will close Saturday 9/9/17 at 10 a.m.
The Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine is closed from Thursday, September 7, until further notice.
Fort Matanzas in St. Augstine is closed from Thursday, September 7, until further notice.
St. Johns County beaches are closed to vehicle traffic and will remain closed through the duration of Irma.
The St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing pier will close Friday through the storm.
The Florida Forest Service will be closing all campgrounds at more than 20 state forests starting Friday, Sept. 8:
Baker County: John M. Bethea State Forest
Nassau County: Cary State Forest, Ralph E. Simmons State Forest
Clay County:Jennings State Forest
St. Johns County: Matanzas State Forest
The Florida Park Service is closing 132 state parks-
Nassau County: Amelia Island State Park, Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park, Fort Clinch State Park,
Duval County: Big Talbot Irland State Park, Fort George Island Cultural State Park, Little Talbot Island State Park, Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park, Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park
Nassau and Duval: George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park
St. Johns County: Anastasia State Park, Faver-Dykes State Park, Fort Mose Historic State Park, Palatka to St. Augustine State Trail
Clay County: Mike Roess Gold Head Brance State Park, Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail
Baker County (closing by noon Saturday(: Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
EVENTS
The Ponte Vedra Auto Show has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 24 and will take place at the Nocatee Town Center. It was originally planned for September 10.
The Riverside Arts Market on September 9th has been canceled. The market is anticipated to return to normal operations on September 16.
The Bryan Adams show at Daily’s Place on Saturday, Sept. 9 has been postponed.
Sing Out Loud Festival dates have been canceled on September 8th, September 9th, and September 10th.
The Adam Ant: Anthems Tour at the Florida Theatre on Sunday, September 10 has been postponed.
Events scheduled in Jacksonville Beach this weekend have been canceled, including BRUVAL, Chemo Noir 1K Run, and the Travis Manion 9/11 Heroes Run.
The Jax Armada is canceling the match on Saturday, September 9th. It’s being rescheduled for September 27.
St.Augustine Amphitheatre is canceling the Modest Mouse concert set for Thursday, September 7. The Blackberry Smoke concert on Friday, September 8, has been postponed.
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will not host any playoff games. Playoff tickets already purchased can be refunded.
The FSCJ Artist Series kickoff event for Wednesday, September 13, has been canceled.
Thursday night concert at The Landing has been postponed.
BUSINESSES
All SMG Jacksonville Box Offices & Administrative Offices are closed. They will resume normal business hours on Tuesday.
All Florida Blue Centers in Jacksonville- Town Center, River City Marketplace, and Winston YMCA will be closed on Saturday, September 9.
MOCA Jacksonville and NOLA MOCA will close at 9pm Thursday, September 7 and will remain closed until further notice.
The following First Coast YMCAs will be closed all day Saturday through Monday: Arlington YMCA, Baker County YMCA,Flagler Center YMCA, McArthur Family YMCA, Ponte Vedra YMCA, St. Augustine Family YMCA (Galimore Pool closed until further notice), YMCA at the Bank of America Tower
The following First Coast Ys will be closed beginning Saturday at 1pm through Monday: Barco-Newton Family YMCA, Brooks Family YMCA, Dye Clay Family YMCA, Johnson Family YMCA (closes at noon on Saturday), Williams Family YMCA, Winston Family YMCA, YMCA at Baptist North (closes at noon on Saturday)
The following programs/events have been canceled:
-YMCA Before and Afterschool Programs in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns County are canceled on Friday (Sept. 8) and Monday (Sept. 11).
-All Youth Sports programs scheduled for this weekend (Sept. 9-10) have been canceled.
-The McArthur Family YMCA Kids Tri has been postponed to Friday, September 22. Registration has been extended. Contact the McArthur Y for more details.
Jacksonville Symphony administrative and ticket office in the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts will be closed beginning at 2pm today, Thursday, Sept. 7th at 2pm and are scheduled to reopen on the morning of September 12th. Symphony Chorus auditions at Jacksonville University and any weekend Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras rehearsals are also cancelled.
All VyStar Credit Union branch locations, call center, and operations will be closed Saturday and Monday.
The Jacksonville Humane Society is closing 1PM Saturday through Monday. The Veterinary Hospital is closing Saturday,
JIA USO closes 11:00 AM Thursday and will stayed closed until at least Monday, September 11. NAS USO closes at 5:00 PM Thursday and will stayed closed until at least Monday, September 11. Mayport USO closes at 9:00 PM Thursday and will stayed closed until at least Monday, September 11.
SAPA Extrusions is closing their plant in St. Augustine Friday at 3pm.
Jax Federal Credit Union branches will be closed Saturday, September 9 through Tuesday, September 12.
All Clay Electric district offices will be closed to the public Monday, Sept. 11 and Tuesday, Sept. 12 so personnel can focus on restoration efforts after Hurricane Irma.
Wells Fargo will be closing most branches in Florida between noon and 2 p.m. EDT today, Friday, Sept. 8. All Northeast Florida branches are affected.
HOSPITALS
Baptist Beaches and Nassau Medical Centers have been evacuated. Patients at Baptist Beaches have been safely transferred to Baptist South. Patients in Nassau County have been transferred to Baptist Jax. Emergency rooms at Baptist Beaches and Baptist Nassau will be open until Saturday morning. Elective surgeries and outpatient appointments are being rescheduled. Pregnant women scheduled for delivery should contact their OB.
CareSpot locations are closing 6PM Friday through Monday.
At UF Health, all ER/trauma/hospital medical services will be up and running with a full staff. They will be sending medical staff to other city shelters (special needs and others that request) to help in case there are medical issues.