St. Johns County Hurricane Hermine Situation Report – 5 Date: September 1, 2016 | 1800 hrs www.sjcemergencymanagement.com
St. Johns County State of Florida Region 3 Incident Name: Emergency Operations Center FEMA Region 4 Hurricane Hermine GENERAL INFORMATION Local State of Emergency Declaration Number: 2016-1 Dated: September 1, 2016 State of Emergency for Florida Executive Order 16-205 Dated: August 31, 2016 Evacuation / Curfew Orders Number: NONE Dated:
Emergency Operations Center Activation Level: Level 2 – Partial Activation EOC Manager – Contact Information: Director Linda Stoughton 904-824-5550 office 904-501-6378 cell Sheriff's Office 904-824-8304 Public Information Officer – Contact Information: SJC EOC 904-824-5550 Location of Incident / Unified Command Post: St. Johns County EOC
CURRENT EVENT STATUS Hurricane Hermine is located about 85 miles south of Apalachicola and is moving north- northeast at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. A slight increase in forward speed is expected during the next day or so. On the forecast track, the center of Hermine will be near the Florida coast in the hurricane warning area tonight or early Friday. Some slight additional strengthening is forecast before landfall and then weakening will begin after Hermine crosses the coast. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds of tropical storm strength will begin passing in squalls across North Florida this evening and into tomorrow. Potential Local Impacts: o A high risk of rip currents beginning Friday. o Locally heavy rainfall will begin falling this evening portions of St. Johns County with rainfall totals potentially reaching 5-7 inches. Localized flooding from pockets of heavy rainfall is possible. o Extended period of tropical storm force winds. o If you have experienced storm tide flooding problems from past tropical storm events you will likely experience flooding again with this storm. o Isolated tornadoes are possible and the tornado threat is increasing, particularly during the day on Friday. o Deteriorating marine conditions over the adjacent Atlantic waters late tonight through Friday. St. Johns County is under a Tropical Storm Warning. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area, within 36 hours. St. Johns County is under a Tornado Watch and Flood Watch. Florida State EOC is activated to a Level 1.
Page 1 of 5 Evening Weather: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Tonight’s Weather: Tropical storm conditions expected. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 77. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Tomorrow’s Weather: Tropical storm conditions expected. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. South wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
On-line Briefings National Hurricane Center - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ This link will take you to their main page and you will see a map called Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Activity. This is an informational map that illustrates the current storms and possible areas of development. If you roll over the areas of development or existing storms you will get a brief overview.
National Weather Service Jacksonville - www.srh.noaa.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax- briefing.pdf This link will take you to the latest tropical weather briefing for our area.
Page 2 of 5 GOVERNMENT & HOSPITAL STATUS St. Johns County Government Status: Offices closed Friday, September 2, 2016 Schools will be closed Friday, September 2, St. Johns County Public Schools Status: 2016 St. Johns County Court House Status: Operational City of St. Augustine Status: Offices closed Friday, September 2, 2016 City of St. Augustine Beach Status: Operational Town of Hastings Status: Operational Flagler Hospital Status: Operational Northeast Florida Regional Airport Status: Operational State offices closed in 51 counties named in State of Florida Status: Emergency Order (including St. Johns)
COMMUNITY CANCELLATIONS / CLOSURES St. Johns County School District has cancelled school for Friday, September 2, 2016. St. Johns County Beach vehicular access gates will be closed today, Thursday, September 1st – Friday, September 2nd. The beach remains open to pedestrians. All St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Fields are closed today, Thursday, September 1st and tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. The pool at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center is closed. It expected to reopen on Friday, September 2nd at 11:00 a.m. weather permitting. St. Johns County libraries will be closed Friday, September 2, 2016. St. Johns County Library book drops will be closed and locked to prevent possible water intrusion. All due dates will be extended to prevent late fees. Bartram Trail Branch Library has cancelled ACT/SAT prep courses this evening, Thursday September 1st. The Southeast Branch Library has cancelled the following: o Thursday, September 1st - Zen Meditation & Mindfulness o Friday, September 2nd - Mother & Daughter Self Defense Course o Saturday, September 3rd - Belly Dance Basics St. Johns County Property Appraisers Office will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. St. Johns County Clerk of the Court will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. St. Johns County Sheriff’s Administrative Offices will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. St. Johns County Tax Collector will be adjusting their hours to open at noon on Friday, September 2, 2016. St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. St. Johns County and its contractors will delay all garbage, recycling and yard debris collection on Friday, September 2nd, 2016. All of Friday’s routes will be picked up Saturday, September 3, 2016. Anastasia Mosquito Control District will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 2, 2016. FEMA Floodplain Map Open House at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall scheduled for 4-7pm this evening, Thursday September 1st has been cancelled The concert scheduled for Thursday, September 1 at 7:00pm in the Gazebo of the Plaza de la Constitution has been cancelled. Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind will be closed on Friday, September 2, 2016. Council on Aging facilities (Coastal Community Center, Hastings, River House, Sunshine Center Adult Day Care, Ponte Vedra Memory Care Center, The Players, and Trout Creek) will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 1st. Sunshine Bus and Para-transit Service will be suspended Friday, September 2, 2016. Para- transit for life-sustaining conditions such as dialysis will resume at noon, Friday, September 2, 2016.
Page 3 of 5 Catholic Charities will be closed tomorrow, Friday September 2, 2016. Salvation Army will be closed tomorrow, Friday September 2, 2016. Dining with Dignity – DOWNTOWN ONLY will be closed tomorrow, Friday September 2, 2016. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and Fort Matanzas National Monument will be closed Friday, September 2nd. Anastasia State Park Campground is closed.
ACTIVE SHELTER STATUS Name Type Population Capacity None open at this time
AREAS REPORTING FLOODING None Reported
ROAD CLOSURES None Reported Status: Detail: Status: Detail: Status: Detail: Status: Detail:
UTILITY REPORT Florida Power & Light (FPL) Outage: None reported Contact: 1-800-4Outage JEA Outage: None reported Contact: 904-665-6000 St. Johns County Utilities Outage: None reported Contact: 904-209-2700 Telephone / Cable Outage: None reported Contact:
PROTECTIVE ACTIONS St. Johns County Citizens Information line is available at 904-824-5550.
Red Flag conditions exist on all St. Johns County beaches and Marine Rescue is advising beachgoers to not enter the ocean. Lifeguards towers will not be staffed for the duration of the storm. However, Marine Rescue zone patrols will be continuing.
St. Johns County Emergency Management is closely monitoring Hurricane Hermine and is participating in conference calls with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, National Weather Service Jacksonville and National Hurricane Center for the most up-to-date information.
St. Johns County Emergency Management is requesting that any departments or organizations that are taking any actions relative to the storm please advise us by email so the information can be added to the situation reports.
Now would be a good time for all citizens to review their emergency plan and supplies, as well as determine their Evacuation Zone by going to our website
Page 4 of 5 www.sjcemergencymanagement.com and clicking on the My Evacuation Zone link.
Please take this time to make sure that your NOAA weather radio is operational. The programming numbers for the NOAA weather radios are as follows: o Northern St. Johns County – Jacksonville Transmitter – 162.550 o Southern St. Johns County – Palatka Transmitter – 162.425 o S.A.M.E number for specific County programming 012109
The next Situation Report will be issued tomorrow at 12:00 pm unless conditions dictate an earlier report.
St. Johns County Emergency Management 100 EOC Drive | St. Augustine, FL 32092 Phone: 904-824-5550 | Fax: 904-824-9920 www.sjcemergencymanagement.com
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