St. Johns County
Tropical Storm Erika
Situation Report – 2
Date: August 27, 2015 | 1200 hrs
www.sjcemergencymanagement.com
St. Johns County
Emergency Operations Center
Incident Name:
Tropical Storm Erika
State of Florida Region 3
FEMA Region 4
GENERAL INFORMATION
Local State of Emergency Declaration
Evacuation / Curfew Orders
Number: NONE
Number: NONE
Emergency Operations Center Activation Level:
EOC Manager – Contact Information:
Sheriff's Office
Public Information Officer – Contact Information:
Location of Incident / Unified Command Post:
Dated:
Dated:
Level 3 - Monitoring
Director Linda
Stoughton
SJC EOC
St. Johns County EOC
904-824-5550 office
904-501-6378 cell
904-824-8304
904-824-5550
CURRENT EVENT STATUS
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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
east of 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 an unfavorable atmospheric environment as it
approaches Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
Erika should slowly begin to turn 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%.
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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.
GOVERNMENT & HOSPITAL STATUS
St. Johns County Government
St. Johns County Public Schools
St. Johns County Court House
City of St. Augustine
City of St. Augustine Beach
Town of Hastings
Flagler Hospital
Northeast Florida Regional Airport
Status:
Status:
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Status:
Status:
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
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)
JEA
St. Johns County Utilities
Telephone / Cable
Outage:
Outage:
Outage:
Outage:
None
None
None
None
reported
reported
reported
reported
Contact:
Contact:
Contact:
Contact:
1-800-4Outage
904-665-6000
904-209-2700
CASUALTY REPORT
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Missing Persons: 0
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RESOURCES / UNMET NEEDS
Unmet Needs:
Resources:
Notes:
None
PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
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St. Johns County Emergency Management is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Erika. The
next Situation Report will be issued tomorrow at 12:30.
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St. Johns County Emergency Management began County Leadership briefings with the NWS
Jacksonville today.
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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.
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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.
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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
www.sjcemergencymanagement.com and clicking on the My Evacuation Zone link.
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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
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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