Severe Weather Update #11

Severe Weather Update

• Building Inspections will be delayed until further notice.

  • Project inspections that are deemed critical will be scheduled after-hours at the after-hour rate. These requests should be emailed.

Road Closures

• Interstate-10 has reopened.

• Road closures for site security and public safety:

  • Old Spanish Trail at Olive Road

  • Harbor Square at Olive Road

  • Squire at Olive Road

  • Holgate at Olive Road

  • Northpointe at Olive Road

  • Scenic at Olive Road

  • Northpointe and LaBorde

  • Olive Road and 9^th Avenue

• Roads will open when power lines and debris are cleared. Residents will get priority access to the area.

Damage Information

• Downed power lines and site safety remain a priority this morning.

  • As soon as the damaged area is safe, the Sheriff’s Office will allow residents to return to their homes.

  • Once this occurs, give road and utility crews plenty of room to work.

  • Citizens clearing debris around their homes need to separate vegetative debris from construction debris as it is place on the right of way.

• Damage assessment operations will begin this morning.

• At least 70 homes in addition to the 24 apartments at the Moorings have sustained damage.

• Approximately 50 Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputies

• More than 120 responders from the Escambia County Fire District.

• More than 170 emergency responders have worked throughout the night.

• 9th and Olive: Several reports of damage
• Multiple trees down: Scenic Hwy to Highway 90. Please stay out of the area.
• Moorings Apartments
  • 3 buildings with heavy damage
  • Reports of Yacht Harbor Subdivision damage
  • Units were on scene within five minutes of the first call
  • Preliminary estimates are that 24 units are destroyed and approximately 6 have minor damage
  • Updated reports show no reported injuries to date from the Moorings
• Preliminary path estimate is 2 miles long from Northpointe Boulevard to Scenic Highway

Essential Information

• Due to dangerous surf conditions, red flags are posted along Pensacola Beach.

• The Escambia County Citizen Information Center is open for questions from residents at (850) 471-6600.

   

  Shelters

• Shelter population from overnight:
  • Shelter at Cokesbury United Methodist Church (3300 Summit Boulevard) had 27 people

  • Shelter at the Pensacola State College Century Center  (440 E. Hecker Road, Century) had 5 people

  • Salvation Army Headquarters (1310 North S Street)had 15.

• The American Red Cross has opened a shelter at Cokesbury United Methodist Church (3300 Summit Boulevard)

• The Salvation Army Headquarters (1310 North S Street)is available as a special needs shelter and remains open.

• If you go to a public evacuation shelter, you will need to take the following items:

  • Personal identification and any important papers.

  • A change of clothing, rain gear and sturdy shoes.

  • Toiletries and personal items.

  • Blankets or sleeping bags.

  • Games or toys for children; books for adults.

  • Special items for infants or elderly family members.

  • Any special dietary needs and nonperishable foods for snacks.

  • Battery operated radio, flashlights and plenty of spare batteries.

  • Prescription medications or any over-the-counter medications you normally take.

  • Those with special needs must come with their own caregiver.

     

    Military Installations

• NAS has resumed normal operations. No reported damage aboard NAS Pensacola.

   

  Escambia County Board of County Commission Actions

• All Escambia County Board of County Commissioner offices resumed normal operations at 8 a.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 24)

• Local state of emergency is enacted until Monday, Feb. 29.

   

  Other Updates

• Fort Pickens is closed until further notice.

   

  ECAT Service

• Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT)   Route 43 that services the Moorings Apartments and portions of Olive Road may experience delays and will be detoured today, February 24th.

  • The closest bus stops that will be serviced in the affected areas are:

    Eastbound- Ninth Avenue at the Northwood Apartments

    Westbound – Olive Road at Northwood Apartments

Power Outages

• Gulf Power is working to restore power with additional crews arriving from Southern Company to assist.

• Please do not call 9-1-1 to report power outages. Power outages should be reported to Gulf Power at 1-800-GU-Power (1-800-487-6937) or Escambia River Cooperative, Inc. at 1-877-688-3732.

• An outage map is available atwww.MyGulfPower.com

• Never touch a fallen power line and assume all wires on the ground are electrically charged.

• Escambia River Electric Cooperative is not experiencing any outages as a result of this evening's storms.

General Safety

• For more information, visit www.MyEscambia.com or follow us on twitter @MyEscambia

• Please monitor your home weather radio and local media outlets for the most up-to-date information.

• Your best defense in any disaster is a NOAA Weather radio.

• In times of an emergency, the Escambia County Division of Emergency Management can notify participating residents via text message, email or phone call. When signing up for Alert Escambia, residents can choose their preferred method of notification. Sign up here.