PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT # 5
Hurricane GUSTAV
Monroe County Emergency Management
Division of Emergency Services
Emergency Management Information Hotline: 1-800-955-5504
August 30, 2008
Published at 11:30 AM EDT
Monroe County Emergency Operations Center Level 2: - Partial Activation
Operational Period: August 30, 2008; 6:00 am to August 31, 2008; 6:00 am
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CURRENT SITUATION:
Monroe County Emergency Management continues to monitor the progress of Hurricane GUSTAV.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Lower Florida Keys, west of the Seven Mile Bridge to Key West and the Dry Tortugas.
· The U.S. 1, Overseas Highway, is open.
· There is no tourist, or resident evacuation order, in effect.
LOCAL ACTIONS:
Monroe County Emergency Management has taken the following actions:
· EOC Activation at Level 2 – Partial Activation
· The Key West High School will open as a Hurricane Shelter at 5:00 PM today.
· The Emergency Management office will continue to collect and disseminate information regarding the weather conditions
Monroe County Emergency Management encourages all residents, visitors and interested parties to:
· Closely monitor this Hurricane through local weather reports, radio stations, TV channel 76 or the Monroe County Website at www.monroecounty-fl.gov.
· Review their Emergency Plan
· Recognize that due to the location of this hurricane, it may, unexpectedly, intensify rapidly and threaten the Florida peninsula necessitating the rapid implementation of all preparations and response plans
· Questions regarding Monroe County Weather; please call the Key West National Weather Service at (303) 295-1316 or visit their website at www.weather.gov/keywest
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