San Carlos Park Community Alerts: Official Sources
In an emergency, get your information from the agencies responsible for it. This page lists the official alert sign-ups and live sources for south Lee County, including San Carlos Park (33912 / 33967). Our community group shares updates too, but official sources always come first.
For any emergency, call 911.
Sign Up for AlertLee (Lee County Emergency Alerts)
AlertLee is Lee County’s emergency mass notification system (some people call it “LeeAlert”). Lee County Emergency Management uses it to send alerts by phone call, text and email about severe weather, evacuations, boil water notices, missing persons and other emergencies. Signing up is free.
- Sign up for AlertLee: pick the area where you live. San Carlos Park is in Unincorporated Lee County. Not sure? Check your address with the Resident Information Tool. Countywide alerts, such as large-scale evacuations, reach everyone signed up in any area.
- Lee County Emergency Management: Notifications & Resources (AlertLee, the LeePrepares app and the federal IPAWS wireless alerts)
- LeePrepares app: iPhone | Android (evacuation zone lookup, active evacuations and open shelters)
Weather: National Weather Service Tampa Bay
Lee County is covered by the National Weather Service forecast office for the Tampa Bay Area, which issues watches, warnings and advisories for the region.
- NWS Tampa Bay Area: current hazards, radar and forecasts
- National Hurricane Center (tropical storms and hurricanes)
Road Closures and Traffic
- FL511: Florida Department of Transportation’s statewide traffic, incidents, closures and cameras (mobile apps are available too)
- Lee County DOT Roadwatch Update: the county’s weekly list of planned lane and road closures
- SWFLRoads RoadWatch: FDOT construction and lane closures on state roads in Southwest Florida, such as I-75 and US-41
Lost and Found Pets
Lee County Domestic Animal Services is at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33912 (phone 239-533-7387). If your pet is missing, act right away: visit in person with proof of ownership. The Lost & Found Pet Center is open Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–4 p.m., with Tuesdays extended to 5:30 p.m. for finding missing pets; it’s closed Sundays. Under county ordinance 25-25, strays are held 3 days for dogs; 1 day for cats, ferrets and small mammals; and 5 days for any animal with a county license or microchip. After hours, call 239-533-7387, option 2.
- Lost & Found Pets: how to reclaim a pet (Lee County)
- In-Shelter Lost Pets Search
- Find My Pet Portal: search for pets or report a found pet with photos
- Lee County Domestic Animal Services home
Other Official Sources
- Lee County news releases
- San Carlos Park Fire & Rescue
- FPL Storm Center and FPL Power Tracker (power outages)
- Lee County Utilities (water and sewer)
Submit a Community Alert
Have local news neighbors should know about, like a road blocked by a downed tree, a lost or found pet, a utility issue on your street or a community notice? Email us and we’ll review it for our community group and this site.
- Email: business@yaboyrocklee.com
- Subject line: Community Alert: San Carlos Park
- Include: what happened, the general location (cross streets are fine; please don’t send private home addresses for public posting), the date and time, a photo if you have one, and the official source if there is one.
We review submissions before sharing them and may not post every one. We don’t post personal information, unconfirmed accusations or content describing people by protected characteristics. Emailing us is not a way to report an emergency. Call 911.
Links checked Oct. 29, 2026. Back to the San Carlos Park local guide.
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