St. Johns County
Situation Report – 3
Date: July 2, 2014 | 0930 hrs
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St. Johns County
Emergency Operations Center
State of Florida Region 3
FEMA Region 4
Incident Name:
Tropical Storm Arthur
GENERAL INFORMATION
Local State of Emergency Declaration
Evacuation / Curfew Orders
Number: NONE
Number: NONE
Emergency Operations Center Activation Level:
EOC Manager – Contact Information:
Citizens Information Line Status:
Public Information Officer – Contact Information:
Location of Incident / Unified Command Post:
Dated:
Dated:
Level 3 - Monitoring
Director Linda
Stoughton
Limited operations
904-824-5550 office
904-501-6378 cell
904-824-5550
St. Johns County EOC
CURRENT EVENT STATUS
Weather
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Tropical Storm Arthur was located about 200 miles SE of Jacksonville early this morning. The
forecast models are in very good agreement tracking the core of the storm east of the local
coastline late this evening and tonight. Conditions remain favorable for Arthur to develop into
a hurricane over the next couple of days as the storm tracks north and northeast along the
Atlantic seaboard, away from the local waters.
The greatest impact from Arthur will be over the adjacent Atlantic waters and along the
immediate coastline today through early Thursday morning. A tropical storm warning
remains in effect for the Atlantic coastal waters 20-60 NM offshore. We are expecting tropical
storm conditions over the waters later today through tonight. Conditions will improve later in
the day Thursday as the storm tracks farther NE away from the region.
Small Craft Advisory is in effect for coastal waters. East winds of 10-15 knots increasing this
afternoon to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots possible. Seas will rapidly build to 6-9 feet by
this evening.
Squalls of showers and isolated thunderstorms will rotate onshore working their way
northward through tonight. Gusty winds and brief locally heavy rainfall will be possible in
these squalls. Rainfall amounts may near 1-2 inches along the immediate coast, especially
south of St. Augustine through Thursday.
A high risk of rip currents was issued for local beaches today. Lingering swells,
with breakers of 4-6 feet likely, will keep an elevated rip current risk at local
beaches, potentially through the holiday weekend. Marine Rescue will continue
flying red flags until conditions improve.
St. Johns County is not currently under any watches or warnings.
Today's Weather: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with
a high near 88. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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Tonight's Weather: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with
a low around 76. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph. 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
On-line Briefings
 National Weather Service – Jacksonville Office http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/ This link will
take you to the NWS Jacksonville Office, at the top of the page you will see a yellow box with
the most current information in regard to the storm.
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
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Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
COMMUNITY CANCELLATIONS / CLOSURES
There is a possibility for temporary closures of some beach ramps to vehicle traffic today at midafternoon due to high tides and increasing surf.
ACTIVE SHELTER STATUS
No Shelters Open at this Time
AREAS REPORTING FLOODING
None reported
UTILITY REPORT
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
JEA
St. Johns County Utilities
Telephone / Cable
Outage:
Outage:
Outage:
Outage:
None
None
None
None
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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 Arthur and will provide further updates as deemed
necessary.
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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
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
To report street flooding please call St. Johns County Road and Bridge - 904-209-0246
NONE reported
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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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