Pasco County residents are urged to exercise extreme caution in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, as the Pasco Sheriff’s Office is receiving a surge of reports concerning downed power lines across the region.

County officials asked people who live outside the boundaries of the evacuation order to also consider evacuating or moving into one of the county's six shelters.

Andy Fossa said 54,600 Pasco County homes lie off the west side of U.S. 19, where canal-front neighborhoods and marinas access the Gulf of Mexico.