HURRICANE: Indian River County evacuation routes and shelters

Three school shelters close, two remain open following Hurricane Milton

*This story will be continuously updated for Hurricane Milton coverage Update Thursday evening, Oct. 10, 2024 Two school shelters remained open Thursday evening for those displaced from their homes because of tornado damage, along with individuals with special needs dependent on electricity. The county closed three of the five shelters in the afternoon after Hurricane Milton, now a post-tropical cyclone, exited east into the Atlantic Ocean. "Post-hurricane Milton activities are underway in full force," county officials said in a statement. "Assessment teams are in the field identifying roads that need to close or remain closed. FPL has crews in the field and restoration of power is underway." The Freshman Learning Center at Vero Beach High School remained open as a ...

Shelters to open Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Nicole

The Indian River County Emergency Services Department will open three shelters on Wednesday as Hurricane Nicole moves closer to Florida's east coast, according to the School District of Indian River County. The shelters will open at 7 a.m. The shelters are: Treasure Coast Elementary: Special Needs Shelter, 8955 85th St., Sebastian Freshman Learning Center: General Population Shelter, 1507 19th St., Vero Beach Freshman Learning Center 800 Wing: Animal Shelter, 1507 19th St., Vero Beach "All impacted employees assigned to work in shelters will be notified," school officials said in a statement.  

County announces beach closures ahead of beach restoration project

At least two beaches will be closed starting this weekend ahead of the beach restoration project, which will start back up next week, county officials said. The project aims to restore sand - which had been washed away by storms and hurricanes over the years - at the beaches. Beach park access at Seagrape Trail Beach Access and Treasure Shores Park Beach will both close starting Friday, county officials said. Seagrape Trail Beach is located south of Wabasso Beach, off Highway A1A. Treasure Shores Park Beach is located north of Wabasso Beach. Construction at Treasure Shores Park Beach - which will start Nov. 1 - was expected to last for 45 days. Crews will finish dumping 30,000 cubic yards of ...