Latest Escambia County Storm Information

November 10, 2009

Here are the latest Tropical Storm Ida details for Escambia County, Florida (newest information is highlighted in yellow):

Utilities

  • Gulf Power
    • 325 homes are without power in Escambia County
    • Gulf Power expects to have all power restored by midnight
    • Report power outages to 1-800-GU-POWER (1-800-487-6937)
  • Escambia River Electric Cooperative
    • All power has been restored
  • Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
    • Residential sanitation collections will be cancelled Tuesday, November 10.
      • Tuesday collections will be on Wednesday, November 11.
      • Wednesday collections will be Thursday, November 12.
      • Thursday collections will be on Friday, November 13.
      • Friday collection will be on Saturday, November 14.
    • Commercial Service for Tuesday will be collected on Wednesday, November 11.  All other commercial collections will be on regularly scheduled days.

 

Shelters

  • Shelters will be closing by 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 10

 

Road Closures

  • Pinoak – both lanes closed

 

Transportation/Bus Services

  • Escambia County Area Transit will resume operations on Tuesday, November 10 after all routes have been deemed safe.

 

Pensacola Beach

  • There are extremely dangerous surf conditions at Pensacola Beach.  Surfers and swimmers are encouraged to stay out of the water.
  • Collections of tolls will resume on Tuesday, November 10.

 

 

Traffic Concerns

  • If you approach a traffic signal where the power is out please treat the intersection as a four way stop.
  • If you approach standing water in the roadways, turn around and take an alternate route.

 

City of Pensacola

  • Normal operations will resume for all departments at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10.
  • Sanitation Services will be closed on Tuesday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 11.

o   Tuesday, November 10 will be collected on Thursday, November 12.

o   Thursday, November 12 will be collected on Friday, November 13.

o   Friday, November 13 will be collected on Saturday, November 14.

o   Trash and yard debris collection will resume at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10.

 

County Offices

  • All Escambia County offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 10 and for the Veteran’s Day holiday, November 11.
  • Normal operations will resume on Thursday, November 12.

 

Citizen Information

  • The Citizen’s information phone lines will be closing at 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
  • Citizen information phone lines are open. Residents may call (850) 471-6600 with any questions concerning the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida.

 

Official Escambia County Websites

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