--- title: Hurricane Matthew: See Whether You Should Evacuate description: Government officials are urging more than 2 million people to evacuate their homes as Hurricane Matthew approaches the U.S. coast canonical: https://time.com/4521168/hurricane-matthew-evacuation/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-06T14:58:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T01:03:04.946Z article:section: U.S. og:title: How to Find Out if Your Area Is Being Evacuated for Hurricane Matthew og:description: Government officials are urging more than 2 million people to evacuate their homes as Hurricane Matthew approaches the U.S. coast og:url: https://time.com/4521168/hurricane-matthew-evacuation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24c3b705ec4adf81/6988a8f2656a3f7b94bcd5ca/hurricane-matthew-evacuation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Florida Prepares As Hurricane Matthew Barrels Towards Atlantic Coast og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Find Out if Your Area Is Being Evacuated for Hurricane Matthew twitter:description: Government officials are urging more than 2 million people to evacuate their homes as Hurricane Matthew approaches the U.S. coast twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24c3b705ec4adf81/6988a8f2656a3f7b94bcd5ca/hurricane-matthew-evacuation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Find Out if Your Area Is Being Evacuated for Hurricane Matthew  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Oct 6, 2016 2:58 PM CUT  Danny Askins and Brenden Kavana put up hurricane shutters at Sandwiches Sea restaurant as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area, in Delray Beach, U.S., on Oct. 6, 2016. Danny Askins and Brenden Kavana put up hurricane shutters at Sandwiches Sea restaurant as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area, in Delray Beach, U.S., on Oct. 6, 2016.Joe Raedle—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Oct 6, 2016 2:58 PM CUT Government officials are urging more than 2 million people to evacuate their homes as Hurricane Matthew [approaches the U.S. coast](http://time.com/4520890/hurricane-matthew-strengthen-us/ "undefined") from the Caribbean. [Forecasters](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/060858.shtml "undefined") warned that the storm could bring 10 inches of rain and raise sea level 9 feet above normal due to [storm surge](http://time.com/4013637/climate-change-hurricanes-impact/ "undefined"). Those who stay behind are putting their lives in danger, officials said. Evacuations so far have included areas in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. Here are state-by-state sources to help you determine whether you should evacuate. [**Florida’s Division of Emergency Management**](http://www.floridadisaster.org/index.asp "undefined") [**Office of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal**](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2016-10-06/deal-orders-mandatory-evacuation-east-interstate-95-six-coastal-counties "undefined") [**South Carolina Emergency Management Division**](http://www.scemd.org/component/content/article/11-home-page/news/155-know-your-zone "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4521168/hurricane-matthew-evacuation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4521168/hurricane-matthew-evacuation/"},"headline":"How to Find Out if Your Area Is Being Evacuated for Hurricane Matthew","datePublished":"2016-10-06T14:58:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:03:04.946Z","description":"The storm is approaching the U.S. coast","url":"https://time.com/4521168/hurricane-matthew-evacuation/","keywords":["weather"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24c3b705ec4adf81/6988a8f2656a3f7b94bcd5ca/hurricane-matthew-evacuation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24c3b705ec4adf81/6988a8f2656a3f7b94bcd5ca/hurricane-matthew-evacuation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Florida Prepares As Hurricane Matthew Barrels Towards Atlantic Coast","caption":"Florida Prepares As Hurricane Matthew Barrels Towards Atlantic Coast","creditText":"Joe Raedle—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4521168/hurricane-matthew-evacuation/","name":"How to Find Out if Your Area Is Being Evacuated for Hurricane Matthew"}}]}] ```