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Local News and Updates

Captiva Property Owners.com

MyCaptiva.info (The Captiva Hurricane Committee)

Beth Oden's SanCap Survives Charley site

News-Press newspaper



Get Ready

Paperwork

You will need a Hurricane Pass to get back on the island after a storm. If you haven't already done the paperwork to get a pass, download these two .pdf files and sharpen your pencil. Otherwise, you may find yourself waiting days or weeks longer than necessary before the authorities allow you to return to Captiva.

Hurricane Pass Instructions

Hurricane Pass Applications

Sanibel City Forms page

Hurricane Preparedness

Technology Preparedness (.pdf document)

NOAA Hurricane Preparedness

FEMA Hurricane Info and Preparedness

Red Cross Hurricane Preparedness

Hurricane Planning for People With Special Needs (via Lee County)

Getting Your Pets Ready*

Map of Likely Storm Surge Effects

Likely Flooding on Sanibel

Sanibel's General Hurricane Info

*NOTE: In the wake of Katrina, the policy of many evacuation shelters has changed to allow pets. We're working on providing a list of such shelters in Lee County.


Storm's a Comin'

Shelters, Public Advisories, and Storm Tracking

Public Shelters

Public Shelters for Special Needs

Lee County Emergency Ops Public Advisories


Storm Tracking Sites

Doppler Radar from NOAA

Current Satellite Photo Animation

Storm Tracking Compendium Site

National Hurricane Center

Mark Sudduth's HurricaneTrack.com

Caribbean Storm Tracking Site/p>

Hurricane City (hurricane tracking and news)

Unisys Hurricane Page (includes satellite photos)

Historic Hurricane Tracks (back to 1881)


Post-Storm and Misc. Information

Government Agency Telephone Numbers

Post-hurricane Tips from LCEC (.pdf document)

How Power is Restored