St. Johns County
Tropical Storm Erika
Situation Report – 1
Date: August 26, 2015 | 1230 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 16.1N 57.6W or approximately
285 miles east-southeast of Antigua moving west at 17 mph. Maximum sustained winds are
near 45 mph with tropical storm force winds extending out 105 miles primarily to the east of
the center.
Little change in strength is expected during the next 72 hours as Erika begins to encounter
wind shear as it approaches Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. If Erika survives the next 72 hours
of wind shear it is expected to strengthen into a hurricane.
As of the 11 o’clock advisory St. Johns County is within the National Hurricane Centers 5 day
Potential Track Cone. It should be noted that at the 5 day forecast point the average error in
track forecast is 225 – 250 miles.
The earliest potential for tropical storm force winds over the Florida peninsula would be
Sunday morning.
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..
Today's Weather: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm, partly
sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight’s Weather: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with
a low around 75. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
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
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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:
Status:
Status:
Status:
Status:
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
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None
CASUALTY REPORT
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Missing Persons: 0
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
RESOURCES / UNMET NEEDS
Unmet Needs:
Resources:
Notes:
None
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St. Johns County Emergency Management is closely monitoring Tropical
Storm Erika. The next Situation Report will be issued tomorrow at 12:00.
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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.
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
ROAD CLOSURES/FLOODING
None Reported
Status:
Detail:
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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