The entire east coast of Florida is under a Tropical Storm Warning or Watch (see below). As we have learned from TS Debby, Isaac, and other storms much damage can be done from tropical storm force winds, wave action, rain and flooding.
East coast churches should monitor this storm and determine when to activate their disaster plans. Detailed information can be found at:
www.spaghettimodels.com/
www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Current Situation:
At 5am EDT Thursday, Hurricane Sandy was located approximately 439 miles southeast of Miami, Florida. Movement is to the north at 18 mph. This motion is expected to continue today, but a slight turn to the north-northwest and a slower forward movement has been forecast by nearly every computer model to occur tonight into Friday. A turn back to the north and northeast is expected to occur Friday night or Saturday. Maximum sustained winds are 105 mph, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the east coast of Florida from Ocean Reef to Flagler Beach (Volusia County through Miami-Dade County) and for Lake Okeechobee. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Florida east coast from Flagler Beach north to Fernandina Beach (Flagler through Nassau Counties), and for the Upper Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to Craig Key.
State Actions:
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) activated to a Level 2 (Partial) Activation at 5:30 PM EDT Wednesday evening. Operating hours are from 8 AM EDT - 6 PM EDT, with Operations Section and Planning Section staff.
At the present time, Emergency Support Functions are requested to stand by.
"Sandy" database has been established in EM Constellation for tracking resources and information.
