Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Follow these key steps to be sure you, your family and your business are ready in the event a destructive storm heads for our shores.

Make a Plan

Where will you go? What evacuation route will you take? What supplies, medications, and documents will you need? It's important to sort all of these details out well before a storm approaches.

Create a plan for you, your family and your business.

• Get tips and templates from the Florida Division of Emergency Management's website.

• Learn more about evacuations and causeways.

• See tips for preparing your home.

• View School Closure Procedures provided by Brevard Public Schools and find out who to follow for updates.

• Be prepared for potential disruption of utilities during a hurricane.

Build a Kit

Your kit should contain enough food, water and medications to support yourself and your family for at least several days. If you have pets, include supplies for their needs as well.

See Ready.gov's Build a Kit page for lists of basic and additional supplies, including items that may be needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Stay Informed

Information is critical before, during and after a disaster or emergency.

• Visit the City of Melbourne’s website home page for city updates during an emergency.

• You can also get updates on the city's Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) pages.

• Sign up for Code Red to receive emergency notices via phone, cell phone, text, or e-mail regarding the city's water service and precautionary boil water alerts. If you cannot register online, call (321) 608-5080.

• You can also get announcements on the Brevard County's Facebook page and Brevard County's X page. To get text alerts from the county, text the number 888777 with the message BrevardEOC. 
  

• 2-1-1 Brevard provides information and assistance in times of emotional, financial and community crisis day-to-day and before, during and after a disaster. 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember number and provides access to trained specialists around the clock – 24-hours a day, 365 days a year

Other Helpful Resources

Ready.gov is a federal website providing helpful information about hurricanes and what do to before during and after a storm.

National Hurricane Center website provides storm tracking and forecasts.

Florida Division of Emergency Management is a state agency that plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters.