FWIW, I looked at the shelters available in the Tampa Bay area just before Milton and all of them that I looked at that were in public schools accepted pets. An

FWIW, I looked at the shelters available in the Tampa Bay area just before Milton and all of them that I looked at that were in public schools accepted pets. And they weren't forever away; a couple of miles, with free shuttles. Just to get you out of the storm surge. It can get complicated for very ill people who, e.g., will need dialysis. But for most people, no matter how poor you are, if you need shelter from the storm, you can get it without too much hassle. Yes, it will suck, but you'll be alive to complain about how bad it was.