Evacuation Zones
An evacuation order doesn’t necessarily mean all residents need to leave town to stay safe. City officials will announce the exact zones where people need to evacuate.
An evacuation order doesn’t necessarily mean all residents need to leave town to stay safe. City officials will announce the exact zones where people need to evacuate.
The zones designated A through D, clarify whether a resident should evacuate in an emergency, or shelter at home or in their place of business – based on their address and the nature of the emergency.
Avoiding unnecessary evacuation reduces traffic congestion and lessens overcrowding at shelters.
When a serious storm is expected to impact Virginia's coastal region, emergency officials will work with local news media to broadcast and publish evacuation instructions.
You just need to know your zone.
The Know Your Zone website displays a detailed, interactive, color-coded map showing the evacuation zones. People can use the map to view a "big picture" of the region or zoom in to their neighborhood. Users can enter their address in a search bar to see their designated evacuation zone.
If your address is not located in a designated zone, the good news is you are not expected to evacuate due to any of the identified storm scenarios. However, that does not mean you will never have to heed instructions from your local emergency manager for major emergencies, so be sure to keep an eye on news reports.
Because mobile homes and trailers are particularly vulnerable to wind damage, anyone living in these structures should evacuate regardless of the threat of flooding.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is NOT a designated hurricane evacuation route. It is susceptible to high winds.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is NOT a designated hurricane evacuation route. It is susceptible to high winds.
Only the governor can issue the order for a lane reversal on I-64. The I-64 reversal plan begins in Norfolk, just east of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT), at mile marker 273 and ends at I-295.
If the governor orders a lane reversal, no traffic will be allowed to travel east between mile markers 273 and 200. All eastbound lanes and ramps will be closed to eastbound traffic.
All traffic entering I-64 at 4th View Street (Exit 273) will travel in the westbound lanes. All traffic entering I-64 west of the HRBT will travel in the westbound lanes as well.
There will be only two possible exits from the reversed lanes between Norfolk and I-295:
Motorists who exit the reversed lanes at these exits may not re-enter the reversed lanes. They may only re-enter I-64 using the regular I-64 westbound ramps.
All motorists traveling in the westbound lanes of I-64 can exit and enter the interstate as they normally would, but some entrance and/exit ramps may be closed for traffic control.
At the I-295 interchange, motorists on I-64 westbound lanes must take Exit 200 and travel on I-295 north toward Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia or I-295 south toward Petersburg. Motorists on I-64 reversed lanes (normally eastbound) will cross over to I-64 west lanes and continue west toward the I-95 interchange.
If you have time, prepare your home to withstand the storm as much as possible while you’re gone.
The City's emergency site will be activated in the event of a natural disaster or significant event to keep residents and visitors up to date with important related information.
Stay ahead. Stay informed.
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