Situation Update
August 6, 2015
July/August Rain
Flooding Event
Weather:
Current
Weather
Impacts
Watches and
Warnings
Today and Tonight
...Thunderstorm Impact...
Isolated thunderstorms are expected along the coast early this afternoon then
scattered thunderstorms inland. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable
of producing strong gusty winds. Local heavy rains. Frequent deadly lightning
strikes.
As of 5:05 AM today, Hillsborough County is currently under the following
severe weather warning or watches:
Warnings/Watches/Advisories:
Flood Watch
 In effect for Hillsborough
River Flood Warning
 The Flood Warning continues for:
Hillsborough River At Morris Bridge
* Until Friday morning
* At 9 AM Thursday the stage was 32.2 feet
* Flood stage is 32.0 feet
* The river is expected to fall below flood stage by after midnight
tomorrow.
* Impact...at 32.0 feet...Flooding begins at a trailer park downstream
from Morris Bridge and just upstream from the northern end of
the Tampa Bypass canal.
County Status/Actions
Current EOC
Operational
Status:
Local State of
Emergency
Declared?
(Time/date?)
Current
Evacuations:
EOC Level – 3 Monitoring (Normal Operations) as of 5 PM today, August 6 ,
2015.
Reentry/Post
Evacuations:
Not applicable
NO
3 families were evacuated due to flooding at Northdale area. Red Cross, Code
Enforcement, Social Services, and Sunshine Line assisted the families.
Shelter
Openings :
(Primary) Bible Based Fellowship Church of Temple Terrace, located at
8718 N 46th St., Tampa, FL 33617
American Red Cross shelter remains open at this time. The shelter is projected
to remain with open status through the weekend. (Shelters will be open as long
as they are needed. Other shelter arrangements will be evaluated and identified
as needed.)
# in Shelters
Gen Pop: Ten individuals (3 families: family of 6, 2, and 2)
Special Needs: None at this time
# and Names
of Hospital
Closed:
Government
Offices
Status
No Hospitals are closed at this time.
Search and
Rescue
Teams Status
# 0 teams active: 16 TSAR, 16 ISAT available
Damage
Assessment
Teams Status
ESF 19 i s c o n t i n u i n g d a m a g e a s s e s s m e n t .
Mass Care
Status
Social Services and ARC completed needs assessments of the families and will
continue to be available as need arises.
American Red Cross delivered clean-up and comfort kits to assist the families in
flooded areas.
Mobile Feeding: American Red Cross had Emergency Response Vehicles have
been providing water and snacks.
PODS open: Not open
County: Open
Municipalities: Open
Schools: Open (off for summer vacation though)
Roadway
Status
Bridges: (Gandy / Howard Franklin / Courtney Campbell / Sunshine Skyway) –
ALL open at this time.
Major roads: (I-75 / I-275 / I-4 / 301 / 41 / 60 / DALE MABRY) – Major roads
are open.
Road Closures:
1. Hutchinson Road closed from Wilcox Road to North Mobley.
2. North Lakeview Dr. Compromised pavement issue being investigated at
this time.
3. Armand Drive (Town N’ Country) due to pipe failure.
4. Macintosh Road due to pipe failure.
Road Under Water:
1. Summerfield Drive (Northwest County).
2. Bearss and Florida Avenue
Airport Status TIA: 100 %
(%
MacDill: 100%
Operational) : Tampa Executive:100 %
Peter O Knight: 100%
Casualties
# of Deaths: 0
# of Injured: 0
Damage
Numbers
Single family homes
73
Affected to major
$329,500.00
Multi family homes
17
Minor
-$91,000.00
Mobile homes
0
Businesses
0
Working with municipalities and partners to verify additional numbers.
Sandbags:
Hillsborough County Service Units are currently not offering sandbags.
The City of Tampa is not making sandbags available at this time
Hillsborough
County
Actions/
Status
Updates
As needed:
EOC Level – 3 Monitoring (Normal Operations) as of 5 PM today, August 6 ,
2015. Daily conference calls with coordinating agencies for updates.
ESF1 Sunshine Line transported total 12 to and from shelters.
ESF 6 Social Services is working with families to complete needs
assessment. Noted that cars in Winterwind neighborhood are totaled. ARC
performing client assessments, also delivered clean-up and comfort kits.
Shelters to remain open thru the weekend.
ESF 14 No further issues at this time. Will continue to monitor.
ESF 11: Social Services Community Resource Centers remain open providing
assistance. Homeless facilities are operating under normal conditions.
ESF 12: Power: 99.9% of customers have power as of 4PM on August 63.
www.tampaelectric.com/residential/outages/outagemap
ESF 19 Damage Assessment process still in progress. 89 confirmed structures
to include single family homes, multi-family homes. No mobile homes.
Preliminary assessment $420,500. Damage assessment for Roads still being
compiled.
ISC Information Service Center- received 2,776 calls between Friday, July 31 –
Thursday, August 6th. 1,050 calls were handled. A non-event would bring in an
average of 35 calls on a weekend. The calls were taken for Animal Services,
Code Enforcement, Public Work , and the Information Service Center(Customer
Service)
Problem
areas/areas
of concern
Potential
Future
Impacts:
Brushy Creek around Winterwind Road and Country Place in the Northdale
area. Areas of greatest concern are the City of Tampa, Odessa and Temple
Terrace.
Damage Assessment Teams have been assessing County impacts and needs.
See totals above. Ongoing process. Awaiting roads damage assessment
River Flooding, continued potential for rain and thunderstorms continue to
impact the areas.
Next
9AM conference call information Conference call number: (712) 432-1574
Access Code: 191-3636
Advisory
Prepared by: Shayla Prezas – Duty Officer CELL: (813) 951-4949
Contact info: PHONE: (813) 236-3800 FAX: (813) 272-6878