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Norfolk County hurricane guide

Massachusetts counties have no county emergency management. Each city and town has its own emergency management director, and MEMA's regional offices support them. Know Your Zone shows hurricane evacuation zones for coastal communities and communities on tidal rivers, and officials order evacuations. For shelters and alerts, contact your city or town.

Checked on October 5, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from Local emergency management directors, with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). In a life threatening emergency, call 911.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
Emergency 911 Police, fire, and ambulance. Call only when someone's life or property is in danger.
Mass 211 information line 211 The Commonwealth's main telephone information line. Mass 2-1-1 says to call it for the location of open shelters, travel restrictions during a declared emergency, and help after a disaster.
Road and traffic conditions (Mass511) 511 Evacuation routes and road closures.

Official alerts and information

  • Hurricane Evacuation Zones and Know Your Zone: MEMA's official zone map for your community. Website.

Evacuation zones

Use MEMA's Know Your Zone map to find your zone by community. Zones A and B may flood first from storm surge, and Zone A floods before Zone B. Evacuation orders come from your city or town and the state. The zones do not match hurricane categories.

Look up your evacuation zone

Evacuation centers

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

Shelters open only when officials announce them, and your city or town or regional program decides. Call 2-1-1 or your town for shelter locations, and do not go to a site until it is announced as open.

Cities and towns

Each city has its own services and some have their own alerts. The county's evacuation zones, evacuation centers, and emergency alerts cover everyone, in every city and in unincorporated areas.

Sources

Checked on October 5, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.