For details on how to prepare for a tropical storm or hurricane, please visit Chatham Emergency Management Service’s website at CEMA.org. You can also learn the difference between a hurricane watch and warning, receive tips for parenting during a hurricane and get helpful information on filing insurance claims.

Sign up for CEMA’s text alerts here ( link it to this website Sign Up – Smart911)

Chatham Emergency Management Agency – Hurricane Preparedness Guides

Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless will be providing overnight shelters at:

• Saint Georgia’s Episcopal Church located at 15 Willow Rd. from 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 through Thursday, Aug. 31 at 8:00 a.m.
• Saint Michaels All Angels located at 3101 Waters Ave, from 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 through Thursday, Aug. 31 at 8:00 a.m.
• Come as You Are Deliverance Ministries located at 4429 Skidaway Rd. from 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 through Thursday, Aug. 31 at 8:00 a.m.

Georgia Power customers can report or sign up for power outage alerts at this link: Outage & Storm Center (georgiapower.com)

The City is opening a Safety Center at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center, located at 201 Montgomery St. If you or someone you know needs refuge, we’ll provide sleeping cots, water, and snacks (while supplies last). Doors open at noon today and close 8 a.m. Thursday.  Please note: pets cannot be accommodated. For anyone with pets Saint Michaels located at 3101 Waters Avenue- will be able to shelter residents and their pets until 8:00AM tomorrow morning.