May 19, 2013
Franklin County, Florida - August 28, 2012
The National Hurricane Center has discontinued the Tropical Storm warning for the area from Destin to the east.
From this information, EOC is lifting the Mandatory Evacuation order that is in place, at 11:00 AM today.
Due to the continued threat of dangerous high surf, 6 to 8 feet, we encourage all persons to be extremely diligent in their activities in and around the water.
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Franklin County, Florida - August 28, 2012 - 11:40am
The EOC is currently at level 1 (full activation)
The morning briefing showed the tropical storm is SE of the mouth of the Mississippi River with landfall in about 12 hours. The tropical storm watch is still in effect from Destin to the Aucilla River, and may possibly be discontinued in the near future. At that time the EOC will go to a level 3 or monitoring level. The Tropical storm wind speed probability is down is down to about 30%. Wind gusts are expected to be in 30-40 mph near the coast . Rainfall totals should be in the 4 inch range with a maximum of 4-6 inches. The flash flood and river flood watches have been discontinued. Surge is presently about 3 ½ feet with another 6 inches expected at high tide around noon. The tornado watch will be in the slight risk range through Wednesday.
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Franklin County, Florida- August 26, 2012
Franklin County is issuing a mandatory evacuation orders for all barrier islands (including St. George and Dog ), Alligator Point, Bald Point, St Teresa, mobile homes and all low-lying areas subject to tidal, coastal and river flooding due to Hurricane Isaac.
This order is effective Aug 27, 2012 starting at 8:00am
Pamela Brownell
Director
The morning briefing showed some strengthening, but tracking more in a NW direction. The storm is currently approximately 700 miles to the south, moving NW at 20 mph. From this projection, the possibility of hurricane strength winds for our area is decreasing. A hurricane watch is now in effect from Indian Pass to Louisiana, and a tropical storm warning from Indian Pass east to Bonita Beach. Isaac is expected to become a category 1 hurricane Monday. The storm surge for our area is expected to be in the 5 to 8 foot range, creating a mean high tide rise of 8 to 10 feet. We are expecting tropical storm winds in our area between 4 and 8 PM Monday. Wind speeds for the big bend region are expecting to decrease, but could possibly be at hurricane force along the coast. Rain fall totals have been lowered to the 10 to 12” levels.
If the projected tract continues as presently seen, a possible Mandatory Evacuation could be issued in the near future per the following order:
FRANKLIN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
28 Airport Road
Apalachicola, Florida 32320
(850) 653-8977, Fax (850) 653-3643
em3frank@gtcom.net
