St. Johns County
Situation Report – 1
Date: June 6, 2013 | 0900 hrs
www.sjcemergencymanagement.com
St. Johns County
Emergency Operations Center
State of Florida Region 3
FEMA Region 4
Incident Name:
Tropical Storm Andrea
GENERAL INFORMATION
Local State of Emergency Declaration
Evacuation / Curfew Orders
Number: NONE
Number: NONE
Emergency Operations Center Activation Level:
EOC Manager – Contact Information:
Level 3 - Monitoring
Director Ray Ashton
Citizen's Information
Public Information Officer – Contact Information:
Location of Incident / Unified Command Post:
7:30-5:30 pm
Dated:
Dated:
904-824-5550 office
904-501-6377 cell
904-824-5550
904-824-5550
St. Johns County EOC
CURRENT EVENT STATUS
Weather
 Tropical Storm Andrea moving closer to the Florida Big Bend Area…At 8:00am, the center of
Tropical Storm Andrea was located 160 miles west of Tampa, Florida. Maximum sustained
winds are 60 mph, present movement NNE at 14 mph.
 A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida from Boca Grande to Indian
Pass and on the east coast from Flagler Beach, Florida to Cape Charles Light, Virginia
including St. Johns County and coastal waters.
 A Flood Watch for portions of Northeast Florida, including St. Johns County, has been issued
through Friday evening.
 The most significant threat is for heavy rainfall and associated flooding with accumulation
reaching 3-6 inches.
 Isolated tornadoes will be possible along and east of the storm’s path through Thursday
night.
 Tropical storm force winds are expected, mainly in gusts (40-45 mph) over inland areas
associated with bands of heavier showers and thunderstorms.
 Today’s Weather: Showers with thunderstorms also possible after 10:00am. Some of the
storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 82. Windy, with a southeast wind 14 to 24
mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
 Tonight’s Weather: Tropical Storm conditions possible. Showers and possibly a
thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 73. South
wind 32-37 mph decreasing to 22-27 mph. Chance of precipitation 90%.
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Emergency Protective Actions:
 St. Johns County Road & Bridge is setting up sandbag locations for the Public at four locations
listed below. Hours on Thursday will be 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. There will be a 50 bag limit per
person and residents must provide their own transportation.
Locations:
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Palm Valley under the Palm Valley Bridge on the East side of Intracoastal Waterway
Collier-Blocker-Puryear Park in the parking lot at the intersection of Holmes Blvd. and
West King Street
Town of Hastings, Town Hall, 6195 S. Main Street, behind the building
Mills Field, overflow parking area, 1805 Racetrack Road
On-line Briefings
 National Weather Service – Jacksonville Office http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/ This link will
take you to the NWS Jacksonville Office, down the page you will see a box with Live Weather
Headlines, the most current information in regard to the storm will be found here.
 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:
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Operational
Official School Year Completed
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
Operational
COMMUNITY CANCELLATIONS / CLOSURES
No Closures Reported at this time.
ACTIVE SHELTER STATUS
No Shelters Open at this Time
AREAS REPORTING FLOODING
No Reports at this time.
CASUALTY REPORT
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Missing Persons: 0
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UTILITY REPORT
Florida Power & Light (FPL)
JEA
St. Johns County Utilities
Telephone / Cable
Outage:
Outage:
Outage:
Outage:
0 customers
0 customers
No outages
None reported
Contact:
Contact:
Contact:
Contact:
1-800-4Outage
904-665-6000
904-209-2700
RESOURCES / UNMET NEEDS
Unmet Needs:
None
Resources:
To report street flooding please call St. Johns County Road and Bridge at 904-2090246.
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St. Johns County Administration and all County Departments are
closely monitoring Tropical Storm Andrea and will provide further
updates as deemed necessary.
Emergency Management is participating in conference calls with the National
Weather Service Jacksonville, the Florida Division of Emergency
Management and the National Hurricane Center.
St. Johns County Emergency Management is requesting that any
departments or organizations that are taking any actions relative to
Tropical Storm Andrea 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 radio’s 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
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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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