Know your evacuation zone - Nassau County Map

October 5, 2016 7:37 a.m.

Know Your Zone!

Editor's Note: To see exactly where your address appears with the Evacuation Zones overlay on the Property Appraiser's detailed Nassau County Map, go to http://maps2.roktech.net/NassauTaxMap/#, click on "Map Layers" at the top of the page, check the Public Safety box and the Evacuation Zones box in the menu that pops up, then use the "Search By" feature to select "Address" and enter your street address. (Information gathered from Nassau County Emergency Management Office.)

Everyone in an Evacuation Zone should designate a safe alternate location well before it's needed; plan what you will take and know how long it will take you to get there. For help planning, read and heed our Citizen's Disaster Preparedness Guide.

The map below depicts our different zones by color. You'll notice there is no "B" zone on the map; Zones A and B have been combined because of the minuscule difference in inundation potential and because the B Zones were often surrounded by land designated Zone A. Zone F is land with known flooding issues, even without an associated tropical storm.

If a tropical cyclone approaches, residents in mobile homes and those who are electricity-dependent or have special medical needs should plan to evacuate to a safe place out of the area, even if not in a designated Evacuation Zone. High winds and tornadoes associated with tropical cyclones are much more likely to damage mobile homes; power and certain medical services may be unavailable for days or weeks after impact.