Escambia Emergency Update

June 10, 2012

Here is the most recent update (5 p.m) from the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center:

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  • Escambia County Area Transit will resume normal operations tomorrow. ECAT Sunday bus service for Routes 59A, 59Express and 64 Beach Jumper and Pensacola Beach trolley service were cancelled today due to extensive heavy rains and severe flooding.

Shelters:

  • Ferry Pass Middle School is the only shelter still open. Space is available for anyone needing a shelter.
  • Tate High School will be closing tonight and is not accepting any new evacuees.
  • Molino Park Elementary School shelter has closed including the pet shelter
  • Although there may be periods of calm, 1 to 2 inches of rain are expected throughout the event and will continue over the next few days.
  • We have received over 15 inches of rain in Pensacola and over 23 inches in west Pensacola since yesterday at 8 a.m.
  • The Citizen Information Line will discontinue operations at 7 p.m. tonight and will reopen at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 11. Residents can call (850) 471-6600 for information.
  • The Emergency Operations Center will revert to a Level 2 activation and close at 7 p.m. tonight. Conditions will still be monitored overnight and the center will reopen at 7 a.m. tomorrow, Monday, June 7.
  • All County offices are expected to operate normal business hours tomorrow.
  • Measures have been taken to address issues at the Sheriff’s Central Booking and Detention Center and the facility is currently operational.
  • The Warrington Tax Collector’s office on Navy Boulevard is closed until further notice due to water damage. Residents can visit the downtown office on Palafox or the Marcus Point office on “W” Street during normal business hours tomorrow. The Tax Collector’s office can be reach at 438-6500.
  • Child Support Hearings in Escambia County scheduled for Monday, June 11 have been cancelled. Participants will be notified of a new hearing date. All other courts will be open for “business as usual.”
  • The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce is operating a business assistance hotline at the Emergency Operations Center for Escambia County businesses. To report damages, closures or request information related to the recent flooding, please call 471-6589.
  • Flood warning is in effect until 6 p.m. today, Sunday, June 10. Flood watch is in effect until Monday morning.
  • If you do have to travel, do not attempt to drive across a flooded road.  Turn around, don’t drown.
  • Traffic lights may also be out. If you approach a traffic signal that is out it must be treated as a four-way stop. If the signal is flashing the side that is flashing red must yield to traffic.

·         Escambia County is still under a local state of emergency

Comments

3 Responses to “Escambia Emergency Update”

  1. Sharri S on June 10th, 2012 8:39 pm

    Yes it would be nice to know..

  2. Barack Reagan on June 10th, 2012 7:43 pm

    “The Warrington Tax Collector’s office on Navy Boulevard is closed until further notice due to water damage. Residents can visit the downtown office on Palafox or the Marcus Point office on “W” Street during normal business hours tomorrow. The Tax Collector’s office can be reach at 438-6500.”

    LOL! Heaven FORBID the Escambia County Tax Collection machine is not is operation for one day! They want your money come hell or high water.

  3. me on June 10th, 2012 2:04 pm

    What about Summer School starting tomorrow?

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