As Hurricane Irma continues to gain strength in the Atlantic, counties in the Central Florida area have begun to offer sandbag locations.

Lake County has run out sandbags at any of its county pickup locations — at least 23,000 of them.

If you need help in Lake County, call the citizens information line at 352-253-9999.

We’ll update this page as more counties announce sandbag locations.

BREVARD COUNTY

Starting Friday, Sept. 8 the South Brevard area distribution site for sandbags will be located in the parking lot of the Palm Bay Campus at Eastern Florida State College, located at 250 Community College Pkwy SE, Palm Bay. 

Four other locations will be open for distribution starting at 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. Friday and for the same hours on Saturday or until supplies are gone. 

The four locations are: 

North Brevard area

  • Chain of Lakes Park, 2300 Truman Scarborough Way, Titusville

Merritt Island and Beaches

  • Mitchell Ellington Park, 575 Hall Road, Merritt Island

Central Brevard Area

  • Calvary Chapel Church, 2852 Fellowship Place, Viera

South Brevard Area

  • Eastern Florida State College-Palm Bay campus, 250 Community College Parkway SE, Palm Bay

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office will begin distributing sandbags starting Wednesday, Sept. 6.

The locations will open at 8 a.m. and continue distribution through 6 p.m. Sandbags will be available during the same hours on Thrusday, Friday and Saturday while supplies last.

There is a limit of 10 sandbags per vehicle.

Here are the Brevard locations:

  • Chain of Lakes Park
    2300 Truman Scarborough Way
    Titusville, FL 32796

  • Mitchell Ellington Park
    575 Hall Road
    Merritt Island, FL 32953

  • Calavary Chapel Church
    2852 Fellowship Place
    Viera, FL 32940

  • Max K. Rhodes Park
    3410 Flanagan Avenue
    West Melbourne, FL 32904

Melbourne

Sandbags will be available for Melbourne residents from Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, until 4 p.m., and again Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, from 8 a.m. until noon.

Up to 10-filled bags will be available per vehicle with proof of residency.

  • Club 52/Greyhound Park, 1100 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne, Fla., 32935

FLAGLER COUNTY

Palm Coast

Palm Coast sand stations open at the following locations. Residents should bring their own shovels.  

  • Self-service sand station and bags are available during daylight hours at Palm Coast Public Works, 1 Wellfield Grade, off U.S. 1 just north of Palm Coast Parkway.

  • Empty sandbags (but no sand) are available during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at Palm Coast City Hall, 160 Lake Ave., and the Palm Coast Utility Department, 2 Utility Drive, Palm Coast.

Empty sandbags can be filled at three additional self-service sand stations:

  • Holland Park, 18 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast
  • Indian Trails Sports Complex, 5455 Belle Terre Pkwy., Palm Coast
  • Seminole Woods Neighborhood Park, 350 Sesame Blvd., Palm Coast

LAKE COUNTY

Lake County has run out sandbags at any of its county pickup locations — at least 23,000 of them.

If you need help in Lake County, call the citizens information line at 352-253-9999.

MARION COUNTY

Sandbag stations open Wednesday, Sept. 6 through Friday, Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. until dark.

Sandbags will be available to residents at no cost. Sand, bags, shovels will be on site. There's a limit of 10 sandbags per resident.

Dunnellon

  • Marion County Sheriff's Office — Dunnellon District Office
    19995 SW 8th Street, Unit 3, Dunnellon, FL 34433

Ocala

  • Tuscawilla Park (behind the Reilly Arts Center)

  • State Road 40 and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (east of Hampton Center)

  • Marion County Sheriff's Office — North Multi District Office
    8311 North Highway 441, Ocala, FL 34479

  • Marion County Sheriff's Office — South Multi District Office
    3260 SE 80th Street, Ocala, FL 34480

Silver Springs

  • Marion County Sheriff's Office — Forest District Office
    1600 East Highway 40, Silver Springs, FL 34488

ORANGE COUNTY

Apopka

  • Edwards Field
    11 Forest Ave., Apopka, FL
    Sand and a minimum of 10,000 bags will be available starting Wednesday.
    8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Drivers should enter the site from the east, along North Highland Avenue, and exit south onto East First Street.
    Residents can make up to 10 bags of sand.

Orlando

The city of Orlando will have sandbag locations available Thursday and Friday from 7 a.m. — 7 p.m.

  • City of Orlando — Streets and Stormwater Division
    1010 Woods Avenue, Orlando, FL 32805

Due on West Gore Street, residents are advised to use the following routes to access Woods Avenue:

Coming from the West:  Take Orange Blossom Trail to Columbia Street.  Head east on Columbia until you get Woods, then take a left to head north on Woods Avenue.

Coming from the East:  Take South Westmoreland Drive to Columbia Street.  Head west on Columbia until you get Woods, then take a right to head north on Woods Avenue.

Maitland

Update: (Thursday, Sept. 07, 2017, 4:30 p.m.) — Maitland has canceled Friday's distribution of sandbags. No more sandbags are available. 

Previous info: The city will give out sandbags to Maitland residents only and while supplies last on Thursday, Sept. 7, and Friday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is 10 bags per residents and identification is required. Self-serve and residents should bring their own gloves and shovels. 

  • 105 East Horatio Ave.

Winter Park

The city stated on Thursday that more than 16,000 sandbags were given out, but officials say they have ran out of sandbags and the city will not be getting another shipment before Hurricane Irma arrives.

OSCEOLA COUNTY

Officials with the Osceola County government do not have any requirements on their website for obtaining sandbags, but they do have a distribution map

SEMINOLE COUNTY

Altamonte Springs

  • Eastmonte Park Overflow Parking Lot
    830 Magnolia Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL
    TBD by end of business day (Tuesday, Sept. 5)
    Bring your own shovel

  • Westmonte Park
    624 Bills Lane, Altamonte Springs, FL
    TBD by end of business day (Tuesday, Sept. 5)
    Bring your own shovel

  • Sanlando Park
    401 W. Highland St., Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
    Thursday, Sept. 7, 7 a.m. — 7 p.m.
    Bring your own shovel
    May fill up to 15 bags per household

Casselberry

  • 115 Wilshire Blvd., Fern Park, FL
    Starting Thursday, Sept. 7, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.
    Bring your own shovel
    May fill up to 10 bags per household

Longwood

  • Public Works Facility
    907 East State Road 434, Longwood
    Starting Wednesday, Sept. 6, 7 a.m. — 7 p.m.
    Bring your own shovel
    May fill up to 10 bags per household

Sanford

  • Public Works Complex
    800 W Fulton St., Sanford, FL
    Starting Wednesday, Sept. 6  at 7 a.m — open 24 hours
    Bring your own shovel

  • Sports Complex Overflow Parking
    3450 East Lake Mary Blvd, Sanford, FL  32773
    Starting Wednesday, Sept. 6, 7 a.m. — 7 p.m.
    Bring your own shovel
    May fill up to 15 bags per household

  • St Johns Parkway
    2808 St. Johns Parkway, Sanford, FL 32771
    Starting Thursday, Sept. 7, 7 a.m. — 7 p.m.
    Bring your own shovel
    May fill up to 15 bags per household

VOLUSIA COUNTY

Daytona Beach

The City of Daytona Beach has sandbags available at the Public Works facility on 950 Bellevue Avenue.  

There is a limit of 10 bags per vehicle.

DeLand

Sand and bags will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. There will be five bags per vehicle and identification is required.

Shovels will be on site and city workers will be available to assist residents. The sandbag location is in the parking lot south of Conrad Park:

  • 555 S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, Fla. 

Deltona

The City of Deltona will have sand and bags available to residents from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, and Friday, Sept. 8. There's a limite of 10 bags per resident. Residents can take bags and either fill them on site or with their own dirt.

  • Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex, 1200 Saxon Blvd.
  • Public Works Depot, 201 Howland Boulevard (next to Walmart)
DeBary
 
The city will have sand and sandbags until 5 p.m., but residents must have their own shovel and fill their own Bags. Valid identification is required.
  • City Hall, 16 Colomba Rd., DeBary

Edgewater

Sand will be available in the following locations 24 hours a day. Residents must provide their own bags and bring their own shovels and there is a limit of 10 bags per household. ID is requred.

  • Fire Station 57, 2628 Hibiscus Drive
  • Menard May Park, 413 South Riverside Drive
  • Mango Tree Lake, 901 Mango Tree Drive
  • Airpark staging area, 1898 Airpark Road
Holly Hill
Holly Hill will have sand and bags available until 5 p.m. Residents must provide their own shovel and fill their own bags. There is a limit of 10 bags per resident. Valid identification is required.
  • 10th Street and Magnolia Ave.

New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach will have sand and bags available from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Residents must bring their own shovels and fill their own bags. There is a limit of 10 sandbags per household. Valid identification is required. Sandbags are free for New Smyrna Beach residents and will be available until further notice.
 
For more information, call 386-424-2212 during business hours.
  • New Smyrna Beach Maintenance Operations Department, 124 Industrial Park Ave.

Orange City

Orange City will have sandbags available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6. Sand and bags will be provided. Residents must bring their own shovel. There is a limit of 10 sandbags per household. Identification are required.

  • Waggin Trail Dog Park, 1201 S. Leavitt Ave.
Ormond Beach
Ormond Beach will not have sand bags available on Friday, Sept. 8. Residents must provide identification. There is a limit of 10 sandbags per vehicle.
  • 501 N. Orchard St.
Palm Coast
Sand stations are self-serve; residents should bring their own heavy-duty trash bags and shovels and be prepared to fill their own bags. Sand is available during daylight hours at the following locations:
  • Palm Coast Public Works, 1 Wellfield Grade, off U.S. 1 just north of Palm Coast Parkway
  • Holland Park, 18 Florida Park Drive
  • Indian Trails Sports Complex, 5455 Belle Terre Pkwy.
  • Seminole Woods Neighborhood Park, 350 Sesame Blvd.
For more information, call Palm Coast Customer Service at 386-986-2360.
 
Ponce Inlet
The Town of Ponce Inlet does not have any sand or sandbags at this time. Ponce Inlet will send an update if and when sand becomes available.
 
Port Orange
The city will have sand and bags available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at the following locations:
 
  • Southwinds Soccer Complex, 1200 Richel Drive 
  • Spruce Creek Ballfield, 481 Central Park Blvd. (by tennis courts) 
  • Coraci Park, 5200 Coraci Blvd.