PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT # 2
Hurricane IKE
Monroe County Emergency Management
Division of Emergency Services
Emergency Management Information Hotline: 1-800-955-5504
September 5, 2008
Published at 2:30 PM EDT
Monroe County Emergency Operations Center Level 2 – Partial Activation
Operational Period: September 5, 2008; 6:00 am to September 6, 2008; 6:00 am
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CURRENT SITUATION:
Monroe County Emergency Management is the state of readiness for response to Hurican IKE.
Hurricane IKE is a strong Category 3 expected to affect the Florida Keys this weekend.
Based on the current situation, the Monroe County Emergency Management is taking the following protective actions:
Mandatory evacuation of all visitors and non-residents, RV’s, travel & boat trailers on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 beginning at 9:00 am
Mandatory evacuation of all residents in low lying areas and mobile homes beginning Sunday, September 7th, 2008 at 7:00 am
Mandatory evacuation of ALL Monroe County residents to begin on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 at 8:00 am in the following phased segments:
Lower Keys – City of Key West – MM 40 – 8:00 am
Middle Keys – MM 40 – MM 63 – 12:00 noon
Upper Keys – MM 63 – MM 106 and Ocean Reef – 4:00 pm
Evacuation will continue through Monday, September 8th, 2008 up to 12:00 noon
FIU Shelter in Miami is opening on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Additional shelter locations will be announced as soon as available
· 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 area 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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