St. JohnsCounty

Tropical Storm Erika

Situation Report – 2

Date: August 27, 2015 | 1200hrs

St. JohnsCounty
EmergencyOperationsCenter / State of Florida Region 3
FEMA Region 4 / Incident Name:
Tropical Storm Erika
GENERAL INFORMATION
LocalState of Emergency Declaration / Number: NONE / Dated:
Evacuation / Curfew Orders / Number: NONE / Dated:
EmergencyOperationsCenter Activation Level: / Level 3 - Monitoring
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
  • At 11 am the center of Tropical Storm Erika was located near 16.4N 63.3W or approximately 125 miles west of Guadeloupe moving west at 16 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with tropical storm force winds extending out 105 miles primarily to the north and eastof the center.
  • Erika is not well organized at this time and data received from Hurricane Hunter aircraft do not indicate any strengthening. No significant strengthening is expected during the next 48 hours as Erika continues to encounter anunfavorable atmospheric environmentas it approaches Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
  • Erika should slowly begin toturn to the northwest and then the north-northwest but there is uncertainty as to how soon this turn will take place. The future track of Erika is dependent on its intensity, with a weaker system more likely to move towards the west and a stronger system more to the east. There is a substantial spread in forecast models on days 3 – 5 of the forecast period.
  • Potential Impacts for the Bahamas and beyond are unusually uncertain.
  • St. Johns County is within the National Hurricane Centers 5 day Forecast Cone. It should be noted that at the 5 day forecast point the average error in track forecast is 225 miles.
  • The earliest potential for tropical storm force winds over the Florida peninsula would be Sunday.
  • Today's Weather: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
  • Tonight’s Weather: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
On-line Briefings
National Hurricane Center - 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.
GOVERNMENT & HOSPITAL STATUS
St. Johns County Government / Status: / Operational
St. Johns County Public Schools / Status: / Operational
St. Johns County Court House / Status: / Operational
City of St. Augustine / Status: / Operational
City of St. AugustineBeach / Status: / Operational
Town of Hastings / Status: / Operational
FlaglerHospital / Status: / Operational
NortheastFloridaRegionalAirport / Status: / Operational
COMMUNITY CANCELLATIONS / CLOSURES
None reported
ACTIVE SHELTER STATUS
No Shelters Open at this Time
AREAS REPORTING FLOODING
None Reported
ROAD CLOSURES/FLOODING
None Reported / 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:
CASUALTY REPORT
Fatalities: 0 / Injuries: 0 / Missing Persons: 0
RESOURCES / UNMET NEEDS
Unmet Needs: / None
Resources:
Notes:
PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
St. Johns County Emergency Management is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Erika. The next Situation Report will be issued tomorrow at 12:30.
St. Johns County Emergency Management began County Leadership briefings with the NWS Jacksonvilletoday.
St. Johns County Emergency Management is participating in conference calls with the Florida Division of Emergency Management and National Hurricane Center for the most up-to-date information on Tropical Storm Erika.
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 that they can be added to our 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 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:
  • Northern St. JohnsCounty – Jacksonville Transmitter – 162.550
  • Southern St. JohnsCounty – Palatka Transmitter – 162.425
  • S.A.M.E number for specific County programming 012109

St. Johns County Emergency Management
100 EOC Drive | St. Augustine, FL32092
Phone: 904-824-5550 | Fax: 904-824-9920

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