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.
- Residential sanitation collections will be cancelled Tuesday, November 10.
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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