Hurricane shelters in Lee County

News-Press staff
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The following Lee County shelters will open as needed in the event of hurricane. Please search online for updated sites at https://www.leegov.com/publicsafety/emergencymanagement/shelters/publicshelters.

►Dunbar High School: 3800 Edison Ave, Fort Myers

►East Lee County High School: 715 Thomas Sherwin Ave., Lehigh Acres

►Estero Recreation Center,  9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd., Estero

►Florida Gulf Coast University Alico Arena, 12181 FGCU Lake Pkwy E., Fort Myers

Some 35,000 people were sheltered during Hurricane Irma, leading to crowded facilities such as South Fort Myers High School. The county has announced plans to upgrade electric generators at shelters throughout the county.
Some 35,000 people were sheltered during Hurricane Irma, leading to crowded facilities such as South Fort Myers High School. The county has announced plans to upgrade electric generators at shelters throughout the county.

►Gateway High School, 13820 Griffin Drive, Fort Myers

►Harns Marsh Elementary, 1800 Unice Avenue N., Lehigh Acres

►Harns Marsh Middle School, 1820 Unice Avenue N., Lehigh Acres

►Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero

►Island Coast High School, 2125 DeNavarra Pkwy., Cape Coral

►Manatee Elementary, 5301 Tice Street, Fort Myers

►Mirror Lakes Elementary School, 525 Charwood Avenue S., Lehigh Acres

►N. Fort Myers Academy of the Arts, 1856 Arts Way, North Fort Myers

►North Fort Myers Recreation Center, 2000 N. Recreation Park Way,  North Fort Myers

►Oak Hammock Middle School, 5321 Tice St., Fort Myers

►South Fort Myers High School,14020 Plantation Road, Fort Myers

►Tortuga Preserve Elementary, 1711 Gunnery Road N., Lehigh Acres

►Treeline Elementary School,10900 Treeline Ave., Fort Myers

►Varsity Lakes Middle School, 801 Gunnery Road North, Lehigh Acres

►Veterans Park Recreation Center, 49 Homestead Road S., Lehigh Acres

Special needs

The Special Medical Needs Shelter will be open for those with medical needs that require electricity, such as oxygen dependence, dialysis, ventilators, nebulizers, etc. You can find out more by going online or calling the hotline at (239) 533-0640.

Pet-friendly

Lee County Domestic Animal Services manages a shelter. It is first-come, first-served, and there is no pre-registration required.

You must shelter with your pet (in other words, you cannot drop your pet at the shelter and leave). Owners are responsible for feeding, exercising and cleaning up after their pets.

For information call Lee County Animal Services at (239) 533-7387.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Hurricane season: Storm shelters in Lee County, Florida