Thanks for the storm updates Alicia and Not Dead. I don't even need to turn on TWC.
Hurricane Isaac
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This is Sheriff Michael Adkinson, Jr. notifying you of the current Emergency Management preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac. We are now issuing a voluntary evacuation order for all non-residents and visitors in Walton County south of Hwy 20.
A mandatory evacuation will be issued at 3:00 pm CST today for residents of Walton County in low lying areas south of Hwy 20. Current forecasts indicate that Walton County will experience tropical storm force winds by 5:00 pm Monday August 27, 2012. The Clyde B. Wells Bridge will close when the wind reaches a sustained 40 mph. Again, this is expected to be at 5:00 pm Monday evening.
You may want to take this opportunity to postpone Wednesday, August 30th arrivals until Thursday, August 31st we will continue to provide updates on conditions as we receive them.
For further information, please call our citizen information hotline at 850-892-8394 or 850-892-8392.
A mandatory evacuation will be issued at 3:00 pm CST today for residents of Walton County in low lying areas south of Hwy 20. Current forecasts indicate that Walton County will experience tropical storm force winds by 5:00 pm Monday August 27, 2012. The Clyde B. Wells Bridge will close when the wind reaches a sustained 40 mph. Again, this is expected to be at 5:00 pm Monday evening.
You may want to take this opportunity to postpone Wednesday, August 30th arrivals until Thursday, August 31st we will continue to provide updates on conditions as we receive them.
For further information, please call our citizen information hotline at 850-892-8394 or 850-892-8392.
Emergency Meeting: WCBCC and WCSO - Local State of Emergency
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners has called an emergency meeting for Sunday August 26th at 1:00 pm at the Courthouse in Defuniak Springs, FL.
This meeting is to be held in combination with the Walton County Sheriff's Office to declare a local state of emergency.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners has called an emergency meeting for Sunday August 26th at 1:00 pm at the Courthouse in Defuniak Springs, FL.
This meeting is to be held in combination with the Walton County Sheriff's Office to declare a local state of emergency.
A reminder that if necessary we will create a dedicated Isaac forum. We have a plan in place for emergencies. We have posts already in place with links and other sources of information, and will be relying on everyone in the community to help and share as usual. Thank you!
I agree with this idea. We are not really gonna know until tomorrow afternoon.
For Beach Runner:
Models are not in agreement. Here is the Euro - it's an animation, wait for it to load. This is one of the better performing models. It still has us as the bull's eye. The uncertainty has to do with a turn up towards us.
http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forec...a!pop!od!oper!public_plots!2005101800!!!step/
Models are not in agreement. Here is the Euro - it's an animation, wait for it to load. This is one of the better performing models. It still has us as the bull's eye. The uncertainty has to do with a turn up towards us.
http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forec...a!pop!od!oper!public_plots!2005101800!!!step/
Um, what exactly does a mandatory evacuation mean?
We've got guests in Seagrove, at Hidden Beach Villas, Cassine Station, and gulf front at Ramsgate. It's a beautiful day. All were planning on leaving Monday am.
I appreciate the Sherriff being proactive, but this seems a little premature on very short notice, especially with winds and waves not really expected to be hitting the area until Monday afternoon. Not to mention the forecast track seems to keep shifting further west today.
If our guests don't start out until tomorrow before noon, are they really at risk of getting stuck at the 331 bridge? What if they went east on 98 through Panama City instead, or West and across the mid-bay bridge. What are the closing policies on those bridges?
We've got guests in Seagrove, at Hidden Beach Villas, Cassine Station, and gulf front at Ramsgate. It's a beautiful day. All were planning on leaving Monday am.
I appreciate the Sherriff being proactive, but this seems a little premature on very short notice, especially with winds and waves not really expected to be hitting the area until Monday afternoon. Not to mention the forecast track seems to keep shifting further west today.
If our guests don't start out until tomorrow before noon, are they really at risk of getting stuck at the 331 bridge? What if they went east on 98 through Panama City instead, or West and across the mid-bay bridge. What are the closing policies on those bridges?