Updated Closings

-- All GE employees are tentatively expected to report to work at 7 a.m. Thursday.

-- Emerald Coast Surgery Center closed until further notice.

-- Baldwin County Schools have cancelled the graduation exams for Tuesday.

-- West Florida Hospital has cancelled all community education classes for this week.

-- Destin Healthcare & Rehab is opening at noon on Tuesday.

-- The following Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union branches are closed: Atmore, Eastgate, Milton and Solutia Plant. The Bellview and Newport branches and the Main Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., but with limited services.

-- The following Winn-Dixie stores are closed:

-- 705 84 Bypass, Enterprise AL
-- 3355 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze FL
-- 99 Eglin Pkwy NW, Ft. Walton FL
-- 710 McMeans Ave, Bay Minette AL
-- 975 Mobile Hwy, Pensacola FL

-- The Kelly Clarkson concert cancelled for Tuesday night at the Pensacola Civic Center.

-- Blue Angel Early Learning Center is closed on Tuesday.

-- Cordova Mall is scheduled to reopen on July 13.

-- The following Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union branches are closed: Atmore, Eastgate, Milton and Solutia Plant.

-- All community education classes for this week at West Florida Hospital are cancelled.

-- Destin Healthcare and Rehab is opening at noon.

-- All non-essential personnel in the Escambia County School District do not need to report until Wednesday.

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-- The city of Destin is under a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice.

-- All Eglin AFB personnel are expected to report on Wednesday.

-- Baldwin County has announced that they will lift the state of emergency as of 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, and, by doing that, all curfews are also lifted.

-- All City of Fort Walton Beach parks, the Fort Walton Beach Library, Indian Temple Mound Museum and Docie Bass Recreation Center are closed. The Oaks golf course is opening at noon and the Pines golf course is closed.

-- All non-essential personnel in the Escambia County Sheriff Office do not need to report to work Tuesday.

-- Escambia County Courts are scheduled to reopen on Wednesday and Santa Rosa County Courts are scheduled to reopen Friday.

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-- BellSouth is reporting that 940 customers are without phone service in Northwest Florida (about .3% of their total customers). However, they expect this number to increase as customers return home.

-- Escambia River Electric Cooperative is reporting that all 10,000 of its customers in northern Escambia & Santa Rosa counties are without power.

-- Gulf Power is reporting that over 200,000 customers are without power, with over 100,000 customers being in Escambia County and 50,000 in Santa Rosa County. They are expecting 95 percent of customers to have power within a week. That estimate, however, excludes Santa Rosa Island.

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-- A boil water notice is in effect until further notice for all of Santa Rosa County with the exception of the City of Milton and Chumuckla. All residents should either boil their water until it comes to a rolling boil for one minute or add eight drops of household bleach to one gallon of water. If the water is not clear after 30 minutes, repeat the process.

-- The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for its customers, effective until noon Wednesday.

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Curfews:

-- Escambia County: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

-- Santa Rosa County: From dusk to dawn until further notice.

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Damage Reports:

-- 7 schools in Escambia County sustained major damage ($250,000 or more)

-- The roof was ripped off the Santa Rosa County Courthouse

Citizens™ Property Insurance claims

Citizens™ Property Insurance Corporation has set up a phone line for policyholders with Dennis claims. The toll-free number is 1-866-411-CPIC.

A release from the state's high-risk insurance company said adjusters have been sent to the Pensacola area.

"Our adjusters will work as quickly as possible to respond to our policyholders needs," said Bob Ricker, Citizens™ executive director, in a release.

Citizens™ mobile unit will be located at the University Mall, 7171 N. Davis Highway in Pensacola.

Public Schools/College Updates

This list will be updated throughout the day:

-- Pensacola Junior College will resume classes July 18.

-- University of West Florida will resume classes July 18.

-- Pensacola Christian College resumed classes this morning.

-- University of Southern Alabama will resume classes July 12.

-- University of Mobile will resume classes July 12.

-- Spring Hill College will resume classes July 12.

-- Okaloosa-Walton College will resume classes July 12, with the exception of the Eglin and Hurlbert campuses, which resume classes July 13.

-- Capps College of Alabama & Florida will resume classes July 13.

-- Bishop State Community College will resume classes July 12.

-- Faulkner State College will resume classes July 12.

-- Florida State University-Panama City will resume classes July 12.

-- Gulf Coast Community College will resume classes July 12.

-- Bay County Schools offices and facilities will reopen on July 12.

-- Jefferson Davis Community College will resume classes July 13.

-- Escambia County Schools 12-month employees should report July 13.

-- Okaloosa County will resume summer intensive studies July 12.

Pensacola News-Journal Updates

Cox repairing damage to cable TV, Internet customers

Cox Communication's repair crews are on the ground assessing and repairing damage.

Seventy percent of it customers in Escambia, Okaloosa and Walton counties have cable television and high-speed Internet service; 80 percent of Pensacola customers have the same service.

"And most of the outages are because commercial power is still out," said Sheila Nichols. "In comparison with Hurricane Ivan we are in excellent shape."

We are committed to restoring service to customers as soon as possible, she said.

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All 10,000 Escambia River Electric customers without power

All 10,000 customers of Escambia River Electric Cooperative are
without power in northern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, the
company reported Monday.

Five of seven substations received heavy damage to the transmission lines that carry electricity from the generating plant.

Outside crews have arrived to assist the cooperative's teams in restoring power.

Seven hundred linemen are working on the system and more are
scheduled to arrive tomorrow, the report stated.

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Update on court in Escambia, Santa Rosa

Courts in Escambia County will reopen Wednesday if electricity is
restored, according to a statement from the 1st Judicial Circuit.

Jurors for the week of July 11 are excused.

If a court appearance was scheduled for Monday or Tuesday, defendants should call their attorneys or the Clerk of Court's office for rescheduling.

In Santa Rosa County, courts will remain closed through Friday. The
courthouse in downtown Milton received significant enough damage that proceedings may have to be held in alternative facilities pending the outcome of a damage assessment, the statement said.

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Airport flights resume at 4 a.m. Tuesday

Pensacola Regional Airport officials said flights will resume at 4 a.m. Tuesday. The airport was closed in advance of Hurricane Dennis.

July 11, 2005 1:00 p.m. Santa Rosa County Hurricane Advisory #11

NOTE: Governor Jeb Bush and his official party WILL visit Santa Rosa County Emergency Management at approximately 1:30 p.m. July 11 for an EOC briefing and press conference.

Transportation Section

UPDATE - All Santa Rosa County bridges have been opened as of noon today.
UPDATE - Milton Ops will receive 300 generators today and start installing them at powerless traffic signals.

FDOT has a toll free number for traffic information 866-638-0250 ext 1637

STATE ROAD UPDATE:

Escambia River (SR 10) Open.

Blackwater (I-10) Open.

Bob Sikes (CR 399) Closed

Highway 90 OPEN

Highway 87 OPEN w/Hazards

Hwy 98 OPEN

Willard Norris OPEN south of Chumuckla

Woodbine OPEN

Chumuckla OPEN south of Willard Norris

Highway 399 OPEN

Roads Blocked: (7/10/05 at 11:00 PM)

Adams and Chumuckla Hwy.

Quintette and Chumuckla Hwy.

Mulat Road south of Avalon

Berryhill at Whispering Woods.

Glover Lane at Hamilton Bridge Road

4509 and 4618 Hickory Shores

Keystone at Wheeler

Quintette at Escambia County Line

Ward Basin at Heller Road

Norris Road (Entire road is blocked)

Soul St. is under water

5500 East Soundside Drive (House underwater)

Chinquapin (under water)

Grand 3 (entire road)

Diamond Street (Entire Road)

Northrup at Meadowlark

6285 Hamilton Bridge Road

Delmonte at N 29 th

Spring St. at Williams

Sweet Bay at Woodbine

Willard Norris

Citizen Information

Evacuees are still requested to remain out of area until damage assessments are completed today.

Roads are being cleared throughout the county and curfew will be lifted at noon today.

Navarre Beach remains closed until complete damage assessment has been finished.
Quintette Road is closed due to storm debris.

Army Corps personnel coming to area today to set up Blue Roof Program. Distribution Sites will be announced today, and will be operational tomorrow at 10am.

Evacuees are reminded that with a significant power outage in the county, it is recommended that evacuees remain out of area for at least two more days to allow road crews to clear downed trees and power lines from roadways.

Visit our Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Website for emerging information; www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency.

Communications Section

UPDATE-- The Nextel COW located at the Santa Rosa EOC is operating.

UPDATE-- Bellsouth reports no major outages.

UPDATE-- 911 Report: No significant increase in call volume other than limited post storm type calls. Sheriff's Dispatch has moved back to their building and Gulf Breeze Dispatch has moved back to their building.

(7/10/05)

Navarre Nextel site is offline

Public Works and Engineering

Road and Bridge Department are clearing roadways as quickly as possible

UPDATE-- NAVARRE BEACH WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

-- North side of Gulf Blvd. at S curves has been washed away

-- Utilities has been severely impacted

-- Overwash was very significant on the island

-- Navarre Pier has been damaged with sections missing

Firefighting

(3) damaged fire stations

Holley-Navarre: partial roof damage/apparatus ok

Jay: partial roof damage/apparatus ok

UPDATE-- Jay station roof did not blow off. It lifted up and came back down in place with some building and water damage.

East Milton: some doors damaged/some window damage to apparatus

Fire officials are urging residents to stay clear of standing water, power lines and keep off roads to make way for emergency crews.

Search and Rescue

At this time, no deaths, no serious injuries, no major flooding reported
State has deployed Search and Rescue teams with canines to the affected areas. These teams are currently and aggressively searching the Navarre Beach area and the surrounding areas, although no persons have been reported missing in Santa Rosa County.

Horses sheltered at Pensacola Equestrian Center are all safe

Health and Medical

UPDATE – Boil water order for Gulf Breeze, Milton , Chumuckla, and Pace has been lifted. Those systems maintained system integrity.

A boil water order has been issued for the ENTIRE COUNTY , unless otherwise noted here.

Wells and low lying area water supplies will be tested starting tomorrow. Homeowners who have wells in low-lying areas need to have their well water checked for contamination IMMEDIATELY by the Health Department.

Testing is free to the public and will be offered starting July 11 th at Santa Rosa County Health Department. Bring your own water sample to 5527 Stewart Street , Milton . For questions, call the Health Department at 850-494-5780 .

Again, a boil water notice is in effect for residents until further notice. All citizens should either boil their water until it comes to a rolling boil for one minute OR, add 8 drops of household bleach per one gallon of water; if water is not clear after 30 minutes, repeat the process.

Both well testing and boil water notices in effect until further notice.

Rural Metro Oxygen Task Force will be filling oxygen cylinders from 8-4 daily at 4930 Glover Lane, Milton.

Food and Water

It is the intent to establish the opening and operation of these sites July 12 th at approximately 8 a.m. till 5 p.m.

Mobile Stations have also been established and will be identified for locations later today.

At this time, these sites are identified as follows:

King Middle School, 5928 North Stewart St. Milton

Pace High School, 4065 Norris Road, Pace

West Navarre Elementary School, 1970 Cotton Bay Lane, Navarre

Gulf Breeze Middle School, 649 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze

Tiger Point Recreation Center (Just east of Tiger Point Wal-Mart)

Bray Hedricks Park, 5213 Booker Lane, Jay

Chumuckla Elementary, 2312 Highway 182

Munson Elementary, 11550 Munson Highway , Milton

Hickory Hammock Baptist Church , 8351 Hickory Hammock Road

The following sites are now OPEN for FOOD WATER and ICE ONLY:

King Middle School , 5928 N Stewart St. Milton

Munson Elementary School , 11550 Munson Hwy , Milton

Hickory Hammock Baptist Church , 8351 Hickory Hammock Road , Milton

American Red Cross Shelters still open

--Planning for distribution of mobile feeding

Energy

IMPORTANT: DO NOT CALL 911 TO INQUIRE ABOUT POWER RESTORATION!

Gulf Power has crews restoring power in several sections of the county.

98% of Gulf Power customers are currently without power

56,697 of 57,861 customers without power in Santa Rosa County

Approximately 6,455 of 6,452 cooperative customers without power

Military Support

250 soldiers from the 164 th Air Defense Artillery Brigade were staged in Leon and have now moved in to the area and will stay in Crestview overnight in order to provide labor at various distribution sites and comfort stations.

Public Information

There will be press releases at noon and 6:00 p.m. and press conference daily at 1:00 p.m.

Volunteers and Donations

Citizens wishing to volunteer should contact the Citizen’s Information Line at 983-5280 to register their availability. The Santa Rosa County Volunteer Center will open Monday, July 11. Currently the location is the RSVP Center at 6294 Buck Skin Dr. off North Dogwood Drive . Call 983-5220 for information.
Law Enforcement

Curfew is now in effect. The curfew will remain in effect until 12-noon without exception. Roads must remain clear for outside resources (like ice, food and water) to arrive in a timely manner, for recovery crews to be able to begin/complete their work, and for emergency responders to have all necessary access. Recovery will be delayed if curfew is not observed and/or streets remain clogged by curious residents.

All intersections where traffic lights are non-operational must be treated as a four-way stop.

Water

UPDATE – Boil water order for Gulf Breeze, Pace, Chumuckla and Milton has been lifted. All systems maintained system integrity.

The Santa Rosa Health Department has advised all residents to BOIL WATER until the drinking water can be deemed safe. This is a precautionary measure only, they will advise when safe to drink.

County Employees

County employees should report to their supervisors on Monday, July 11th.

City of Milton Information

The City of Milton provides the following status report:

Fire Department personnel are conducting a street by street welfare check.

Other departments are clearing roadways and assessing damage to private and public property.

Most traffic signals remain damaged and all intersections are to be treated as 4-WAY STOPS.

The Gas Department is conducting damage assessments. Gas services which were turned off to low lying areas in anticipation of Hurricane Dennis are being restored today.

The City’s water system remains operational on auxiliary power. Water service has been restored to Ferris Hill. A boil water order is in effect for Ferris Hill and Roeville areas. Water to Pattersontown will remain off until further notice. Water Service has been turned off to the following streets due to main breaks: Cypress Street from Cedar to Dogwood, Laramie Lane, Newton Street from Barnes to Berryhill, Parker Road from Edith to Riverwood, and Pat Brown Road from Blackwater Heritage Trail to Warbler. Once water service is restored to those areas that sustained interruptions in service, a boil water order will be in effect for the area. Water services which are not specified above and which have not experienced an interruption in service are safe to drink.

The City’s sewer treatment plant is fully operational on auxiliary power.

Garbage service will resume Tuesday, July 12, 2005 . Monday routes will be picked up on Tuesday, Tuesday route will be picked up on Wednesday. Normal service will resume on Thursday, July 14, 2005 . No yard debris will be picked up until further notice.

The Executive Council meeting scheduled for Monday, July 11, 2005 , at 4:00 pm has been cancelled. The City Council will meet in regular session on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 5:00 pm.

Standby employees will remain on stand by status until further notice. Standby employees are requested to call 983-5427 to report on their status.

Citizens are cautioned to stay away from power lines. Some power is expected to be restored to the lines throughout the day.

Price Gouging Hotline

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has requested that residents report price gouging to 800-435-7352 .

Updates from WEAR-TV

Pensacola Beach Update

Pensacola Beach is now open... but for residents and emergency personel only.

Initially it was thought that the damage was relatively light but crews have found a number of homes destroyed off Via De Luna on the Avenidas.

We're told that some homes were actually washed into the street.

Many power lines are snapped and strewn across Via De Luna drive and fort pickens road...and it is not safe to drive on.

Water didn't cross the road, but the picnic area at Quietwater Beach was flooded.
The hurricane took the scaffolding from the South Harbor Condominium and blanketed the beach with it.

But, damage to most businesses appears minimal.

Right now, officials are waiting on Gulf Power crews to come and clean-up the downed lines.

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Santa Rosa County Update

Along Highway 98 in Navarre several buildings suffered severe damage...the concord church lost a part of it's roof...and at Emerald Coast RV, six rv's flipped over.

Milton also took a strong hit from the storm...the city's downtown historic district suffered major roof damage.

The Santa Rosa County Courthouse lost a large portion of it's roof...as did the historic Imogene Theatre across the street.

Several commercial businesses also suffered heavy damage.

Santa Rosa/Walton/Okaloosa County EOC

Santa Rosa County EOC

Monday July 11, 2005 11:21 A.M.

American Red Cross is currently distributing food utilizing their mobile feeding unit.

Mobile feeding areas are: Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Bagdad, Milton and Pace.

Bulk distribution, of clean-up kits and comfort kits, in the same areas.

Monday July 11, 2005 9:50 A.M.

The following Distribution Points for Santa Rosa County have been established.
---King Middle School, 5928 North Stewart St. Milton
---Pace High School, 4065 Norris Road, Pace
---West Navarre Elementary School, 1970 Cotton Bay Lane, Navarre
---Gulf Breeze Middle School, 649 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze
---Tiger Point Recreation Center (Just east of Tiger Point Wal-Mart)
---Jay Community Center.

It is the intent to establish the opening and operation of these sites July 12th at approximately 9 a.m.

Mobile Stations have also been established and will be identified for locations later today.

Evacuees are reminded that with a significant power outage in the county, it is recommended that evacuees remain out of area for at least two more days to allow road crews to clear downed trees and power lines from roadways.

Visit our Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Website for emerging information; www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency.

Monday July 11, 2005, 8:50 A.M.

For Citizens Information

Evacuees are still requested to remain out of area until damage assessments are completed today.

Roads are being cleared throughout the county and curfew will be lifted at noon today July 11, 2005.

Navarre Beach remains closed until complete damage assessment has been finished.
Pensacola Bay Bridge is reported open, Garcon Point Bridge is reported open, I-10 Escambia Bay Bridge is still closed pending FDOT assessment. Quintette Road is closed due to storm debris.

Army Corps personnel coming to area today to set up Blue Roof Program,
Distribution Sites will be announced today, and should be operational tomorrow at some time.

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Walton County EOC:

-- The curfew and alcohal sale ban is lifted for tonight.

-- All county offices, libraries and courts will be open tomorrow.

-- All county school offices will be open tomorrow.

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Okaloosa County EOC

Holiday Isle remains closed Holiday Isle is closed to everyone but emergency personnel. The City of Destin will allow residents to re-enter and examine their property as soon as it becomes safe. The City of Destin hopes to begin windshield assessments of the damage tomorrow. Officials are tentatively planning to begin issuing access passes to residents on Thursday. The Crystal Beach area is accessible, however severe erosion has occurred and residents are urged to use caution. The City of Destin is under a curfew from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Both Holiday Isle and Crystal Beach are under a boil water order. Regular garbage collection will begin Tuesday for all Okaloosa County Waste Management and BFI customers. Normal yard waste rules are in effect with leaves and yard waste being bagged and all limbs cut into 6-foot lengths. Both Waste Management and BFI are observing normal pickup schedules. The landfills in both Wright and Baker will suspend charges for residential customers with yard waste only through Saturday. The precautionary boil order for the water systems in Baker and Milligan has been lifted. The water in these areas is safe for all uses. There are no food distribution centers open in Okaloosa County today. Citizens needing groceries and supplies are encouraged to purchase them at local stores, many of which are open. Assessments are being completed now and determinations will be made regarding distribution centers for later this week. There will be no distribution site in Destin and none are anticipated for Crestview. Citizens needing assistance from FEMA can call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362.)

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Esacambia County Information (from Pensacola News-Journal)

The Bob Sikes Bridge between Gulf Breeze and Santa Rosa Island will open at noon today for residents of Pensacola Beach.

W.A. "Buck" Lee, Santa Rosa Island Authority general manager, said beach residents must leave their vehicles in the Casino Beach parking lot and walk to their homes.

Beach cleanup is getting under way slowly because problems have been encountered restoring power to the barrier island, Lee said.

A decision will made later today about whether beach residents will be allowed to stay in their homes, he said.

In other developments:

The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for its customers, effective until noon Wednesday.

Customers are urged to use bottled water for drinking and cooking. Or to boil water for five minutes at a rolling boil before use.

The ECUA is sampling wells today and Wednesday throughout the system. Once the results come back, it will reasses the advisory.

"We have no reason to think contamination exists," said ECUA spokeswoman Nathalie Bowers.

The ECUA hasn't detected any major water main breaks in its distribution system, but must test to be sure, she added.

There were power outages at several wells, resulting in loss of pressure and available water when Hurricane Dennis moved through Escambia County Sunday.

Water pressure has since been restored, Bowers said.

The Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant is up and running, but there are some lift stations in the collection system that are still without power.

The ECUA is urging customers to limit the amount of water and sewage they add to the system to avoid possible overflows at lift stations.

The ECUA is in the process of installing generators at lift stations, Bowers said.

Gulf Power Updates

Gulf Power predicts power in two weeks

With 242,185 customers in the dark after Hurricane Dennis passed through the area, Gulf Power Co. crews began assessing damage and restoring power.

“We have sustained major damage in some areas,” said John Hutchinson, company spokesman, “but we hit the streets at daybreak full force to get the power back on as quickly as possible. We will have a better restoration time estimate after we complete our damage assessment today, but we think all power can be restored within two weeks.”

The company has begun a comprehensive damage assessment to determine which lines and equipment to repair first to get the most customers back up in the shortest period of time. Of 1,579 miles of transmission lines – the very large lines that bring power from the generating plants to population centers – almost 500 miles have been damaged.

Power has been restored to almost all critical services throughout Northwest Florida. Gulf Power is initially bringing in about 2,000 outside workers today with more on the way Tuesday to aid in the restoration effort.

“With this damage, it’s going to take many days, although we’re making good progress since Sunday afternoon,” Hutchinson said “We ask for, need and appreciate everyone’s patience and support. We want your power back on as quickly as you do.”

The hardest hit areas are coastal areas in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties as well as the northern areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Outages by county are:

Bay 16,783

Escambia 100,107

Holmes 1,913

Santa Rosa 56,697

Jackson 342

Okaloosa 67,877

Washington 2,577

Walton 385

To report power outages: 1-800-GU-POWER (487-6937)

Storm tips for customers are available at www.gulfpower.com

-- Stay away from all downed lines. Warn others to do the same and contact Gulf Power or a local law enforcement agency.

-- Please make only one call to report your power outage.

-- Keep freezer doors closed and sealed. Well-filled freezers keep most foods frozen two to three days if the door is kept closed.

-- Do not connect portable generators to your household electrical wiring. This can cause serious injury to you and to Gulf Power employees working on the lines in your neighborhood. Connect only essential appliances – such as freezers and refrigerators – directly to the generator.

-- If your power is off, turn off large appliances and air conditioners and wait 10 to 15 minutes after power has been restored before turning them back on.

-- If there is damage to your meter box or the pole on top of your meter box, you must first have an electrician make repairs before Gulf Power can restore your service.

-- If there is flooding in your home or business, Gulf Power may be unable to restore electric service until the building is inspected by city or county code officials.

-- Please be patient. Gulf Power crews will work as fast as safety allows. Before neighborhood lines can be worked on, Gulf Power crews must first repair larger lines that bring power to neighborhoods.

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Bank of America announced today that its banking centers in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties will be closed Monday, July 11.

Pensacola Junior College is closed until July 18.

Pensacola Social Secuity Office is closed today, and, if they have power, will reopen tomorrow.

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Governor's visit delayed

Bad weather sent Gov. Jeb Bush back to Tallahassee as he was flying to Escambia County to survey Hurricane Dennis damage.

The Blackhawk helicopter he was flying in was battered by storms between here and Leon County, and returned to Tallahassee.

The governor's office is waiting for weather to clear, but will still come today. He's scheduled to visit the emergency operations centers in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, as well as special needs shelters in both counties.

Later, he's supposed to also go to Okaloosa County.

His revised schedule is being completed.

Escambia County - Hurricane Dennis Update

Curfew Order

Escambia County Administrator, George Touart has established a curfew order effective Sunday, July 10, 2005, from 8:00pm to 6:00am.

Law Enforcement agencies will enforce the curfew with the following exceptions:
Businesses and their employees who sell any goods, services, materials, merchandise, supplies, equipment, resources, or other articles of commerce including food, water, ice, chemicals, petroleum products, and lumber necessary for use as a result of a direct emergency; emergency responders including employees of Federal, State, County and Municipal agencies and heath care workers assigned to work as a direct result of this emergency; and employees or agency volunteers of non-governmental organizations officially participating in the emergency response effort assigned to work as a direct result of this emergency are exempt.

Health Department

Effective immediately, the Health Department is issuing health alerts for all swimming and water recreation areas in the inland waters of Escambia County. Excessive surface run-off and possible sanitary sewer overflows caused by flooding may potentially contaminate local swimming areas with water-borne disease pathogens. The Health Department advises against any water-related activities including swimming and fishing in the inland waters due to the potential for high bacteria levels.

Excessive surface run-off and possible sanitary sewer overflows caused by flooding may contaminate the floodwaters pooled on area streets. Children and adults should stay away from pooled floodwaters on area streets; children playing in contaminated standing water can become sick due to high bacteria levels and disease pathogens.
The Escambia County Health Department will assess the safety of swimming areas and notify the public when regularly monitored areas are safe for swimming, fishing and water recreation.

Basic hygiene is very important during an emergency period. Always wash your hands with soap and water that has been boiled or disinfected and cooled before eating, after toilet use, after participating in cleanup activities, and after handling articles contaminated by floodwater or sewage.

Traffic & Fuel

Crews cannot get to areas. Please stay off roads so crews can repair services.
The county is working with the state for fuel deliveries.

Shelters

The Special Needs Shelter will now accept residents who are no longer able to live in their home due to loss of power or damage from Hurricane Dennis. The Special Needs Shelter is for the medically needy who live independently but rely on either nursing care or electrical power to perform daily activities such as taking medication or monitoring vital signs.

The shelter populations are as follows as of 9:30 pm July 10:

Total general shelter population – 1,210
Bellview Elementary, 4425 Bellview Ave – 80
Blue Angel Elementary, 1551 Dog Track Road - 141
Carver Century, 440 East Hecker Road - 159
Ferry Pass Middle, 8355 Yancey Avenue – 50
Molino Park Elementary, 899 Highway 97 - 210
Pensacola Civic Center 201 East Gregory Street – 350
Tate High School, 1771 Tate Road – 52
University of West Florida, 11000 University Pkwy, Bldg. 13 – 101
West Florida High School, 2400 Longleaf Drive - 67
Special Needs Shelter-– 206 including staff

Governor Jeb Bush will visit Escambia County EOC on Monday from 9:45-10:45.

Fire & Law Enforcement

The Escambia County Fire Department and EMS crews are currently responding to calls held during the storm and current emergency calls. They are also doing street-to-street damage assessments and search and rescue operations.

Escambia Search and Rescue personnel are asked to report as early as possible on Monday.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department and Pensacola Police Department are currently conducting damage assessments and answering emergency calls.

FHP is reporting downed trees, water on roads and are still assessing the interstate.

FDLE has 450 state law enforcement officers responding, 750 national guardsman, and 100 sheriff’s deputies.

Hospitals

West Florida Hospital is currently running on generators but has water service. Patients are safe and cared for.

Baptist Hospital is up and running.

Sacred Heart is up and running.

Beaches

Perdido Key is open but under current curfew conditions.

No hurricane passes are needed.

No power or other utilities at this time.

Access from Escambia County only.

The Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce Office will be closed Monday to allow County crews easier access for damage assessment, but will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, July 12, 2005.

Residents that do not already have their hurricane passes should pick up their passes beginning on Tuesday, July 12, 2005.

Pensacola Beach has downed power lines and wash-overs on roads.

An information station is being setup on Perdido Key where passes for re-entry can be obtained. (The location to be announced). These passes will be recognized on Orange Beach and Baars Bridge. See their website www.perdidochamber.com for updates.

Hurricane passes from Ivan can be used for re-entry to Perdido Key.


Escambia County Emergency Operations

The EOC will continue to staff positions.

Transportation

The bridge and road at Eleven Mile Creek on 297A will be closed between Highway 97 and Pinecone Drive.

All bridges are closed other than 3-Mile Bridge and the Theo Baars Bridge until inspection by the Department of Transportation on Monday.

The detour route for Interstate 10 is north from Exit 13 SR 291 (Davis Highway) or Exit 22 SR 281 (Avalon Boulevard) to US 90. Motorists are asked to follow the detour signs. Traffic will use this route until the bridge structures have been inspected after the storm makes landfall.

The Alabama Pass Bridge closed at 6:00 a.m. Saturday per the Orange Beach Police Department.

ECAT bus service will have no service Monday.

All ECAT employees are to report as scheduled Monday.

People in shelters should not call ECAT individually. Shelters will coordinate their transportation.

Four buses will be sent to each shelter to transport. All people from the shelters at one time.

Tolls remain suspended on the Mid-Bay and Garcon Point Bridges in Florida’s panhandle until further notice.

The Florida Department of Transportation has set up and is manning a phone bank for motorist seeking information. Live personnel are standing by 24/7 to answer calls related to detours, road closures and other transportation related issues. The toll free number is 888-638-0250, then dial 1 and extension 637.

Pensacola Regional Airport

Pensacola Regional Airport sustained damage to the roofs of two out buildings, the Navy Flying Club and Air Cargo. There is minor water damage to other parts of the airport.

The airport is expected to open within 48 hours.

Travelers are advised to make any travel changes by telephone, and should not come out to the airport before contacting their airlines.

AirTran Airways: 1-800-247-8726
American Eagle: 1-800-433-7300
Continental Airways: 1-800-525-0280
Delta Air Lines: 1-800-221-1212
Northwest: 1-800-225-2525
US Airways: 1-800-428-4322

Contact information for all airlines serving the Pensacola Regional Airport is available at www.flypensacola.com.

County Office Announcements

Escambia County Facilities Management reports:

The Escambia Jail, Central Booking, and Sheriff Administration are without water pressure and power.

The canopy blew off the Central Booking building onto Escambia County One-Stop Building.

The generator at the Road Prison is not working.

The Animal Shelter has sustained roof damage.

The phone system at Escambia County Animal Control is out of service due to the storm. Until it is repaired, citizens who have animal control emergencies should call the County dispatchers at 471-6300.

Escambia County Road Department Crews are currently inspecting roads.

The Escambia County Engineering Department is evaluating all traffic signals and will have generators at locations that do not have power.

The Escambia County Animal Shelter is open as of Monday.

The county currently has three debris contractors, Ash Britt, Crowder-Gulf and DRC and will not be soliciting for additional contractors.

Those Board of County Commissioner and Constitutional Officers’ employees that are Manpower Pool unscheduled are to report to the Extension Center at 8:00 am on Tuesday for job assignments. Please monitor news broadcasts in the event that the return time is moved up to an earlier time. This includes all employees who have not been assigned pre-storm duties. This does not include School Board or Emerald Coast Utilities Authority employees. Staff are asked to come prepared to work outside with tennis shoes, sunscreen, hats, etc.

All Escambia County Health Department clinics will be closed on Monday. Clients with appointments at any of the health department’s four clinics should call next week to reschedule.

Escambia County Health Department employees must call-in their status using the toll-free phone number 1-877-425-8852. There are more than 400 health department employees reporting to emergency assignments during Hurricane Dennis including assignments at the county’s Special Needs Shelter.

Escambia County School District

Disaster assessment teams are asked to report to their respective sites at 7:00 am Monday.

The Escambia County School District has reported that all district activities are cancelled for next week.

Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office

The scheduled Tax Deed Sale scheduled on Monday July 11th, 2005 at the Old County Courthouse has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

The scheduled Mortgage Foreclosure Sale scheduled on Monday July 11th, 2005 at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

Courts

All courts in Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties are closed on Monday, July 11, 2005 due to Hurricane Dennis.

The Information Hotline for the courts is 850/595-4400 in Pensacola. Information will be updated on that line as it becomes available. The courts have also established a web link at www.firstjudicialcircuit.org where updates will also be posted.

Persons who miss a court date on Monday should call their attorney’s office on Tuesday for rescheduling information. Unrepresented persons should call the respective Clerk of Court when the courts reopen.

It is anticipated that all courts will re-open for business on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 unless otherwise posted or stated on the Information Hotline.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY JURORS: All Escambia County jurors scheduled to report for the week of Monday, July 11, 2005 should not report to the M.C. Blanchard Building on Monday. Pay close attention to the news media for updated information and further instructions.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY JURORS: No jurors are scheduled to report the week of Monday, July 11, 2005. Jurors scheduled to report the following week should pay close attention to news media for updated information and further instructions.

OKALOOSA COUNTY JURORS: Jurors scheduled for jury duty on Monday, July 11, 2005 should plan to report instead on Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Pay close attention to the news media for updated information and further instructions.

WALTON COUNTY JURORS: Jurors scheduled to report on Monday, July 11, 2005 are excused. Pay close attention to the news media for updated information and further instructions.

City of Pensacola

The City of Pensacola reports the northeast side of the city was hardest hit. Most damage was not severe, generally downed trees.

The Fire Department will start clearing roads immediately.

Pensacola Police Department is currently conducting damage assessments and answering emergency calls.

The Pensacola City Council has cancelled City Committee meetings scheduled Monday, July 11 and the City Council meeting scheduled Thursday, July 14. The meetings are expected to be rescheduled for the week beginning July 17.

Navy

NAS Pensacola sustained minimal damage. The front and back gates are open. Access is restricted to military and civilian employees with red stickers.

NAS Pensacola will reopen tomorrow to all military personal and those civilians with red and yellow stickers for normal working hours from 8:00 am.

All residents of Mariner Village may return at any time. Be advised there is no power as of yet.

NAS Pensacola base housing will be open for residents at noon Monday. Base housing does have power.

The base will reopen to all at noon Monday.

Tuesday will be normal working hours for all personnel.

Boat owners with boats at Bayou Grande Marina will have access to their boats at noon Monday.

NEX facilities will reopen at noon Monday.

Military personnel and government employees are exempt from the curfew order.

NAS Whiting Field personnel with red/orange stickers are to report to work at 8:00 am Monday. Personnel with purple stickers should report at noon.

NAS Whiting EOC contact number is: (850) 623-7709/7287.

Center for Information Dominance, Corry Station – All military and civilian personnel will muster no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, July 11, 2005.

The Naval Hospital will be open Monday, July 11, 2005 and will be accepting patients on a walk-in basis. Tuesday will be business as usual.

NAS Saufley Field will resume normal operations on Monday, July 11, 2005.

Gulf Power

Following Hurricane Dennis, 236,713 Gulf Power customers are without power – almost 60% of the 396,000 total customers. The following is an outage breakdown geographically, by county:

Escambia - 101,620
Santa Rosa - 52,227
Okaloosa - 60,877
Bay - 16,783
Washington - 2,462
Holmes - 1,820
Walton - 587
Jackson - 337

Gulf Power has been busy trying to assess damage to the electrical system as Dennis passed through the area. Full restoration will begin at daybreak on Monday as Gulf Power crews and outside workers head out in full force.

Until damage assessments are done, they cannot determine how long it will take to restore power.

Customers are asked to report outages to 1-800-GUPOWER.

1,400 employees are prepared for storm duty and outside utilities are standing by to send in crews.

Gulf Power Company has commitments for more than 3,300 outside workers to help restore power after the storm passes.

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority

ECUA has experienced loss of power at several of its production wells resulting in loss of pressure and available water. As a precaution, ECUA is notifying all of its water customers to boil water prior to drinking or use bottled water.

The Main Street Wastewater Plant is currently with power.

Bayou Marcus is operating on generators. Please restrict water use.

Escambia River Electric Cooperative

According to remote indicator equipment, 10,000 northern Escambia County and Santa Rosa County customers are without power. Assessments are currently being conducted.

Call 1-800-235-3848 to report power outages.

Gonzales Utilities and Farm Hill Utilities

These utilities have reported that they will continue to run throughout the hurricane.

Bell South

With power outages, some customers receiving service through remote telephone terminals have experienced service interruptions. Service to most of those customers is being restored as commercial power returns.

Some customers may experience service interruptions if their lines have been damaged. As soon as it is safe to enter these areas, BellSouth sweep teams are assessing damage and restoring service.

Approximately 7,000 BellSouth employees maintain the Florida network and hundreds of BellSouth technicians in surrounding BellSouth states are mobilized with vehicles, equipment and supplies ready to work around the clock to help restore telephone service to Florida customers affected by Hurricane Dennis.

Cox Communications

Cox Communications is currently going through the assessment process.

Preliminary basements show the network did not sustain major damage. Assessments will continue today and tomorrow.

1,000 additional contractors and employees from other Cox service areas will help restore services as soon as possible.

Perdido Landfill

The landfill plans to re-open on Monday at 1pm (weather permitting).

The Solid Waste Department has pulled all their recycling containers. They will be replaced as soon possible after the storm passes.

The Oak Grove Convenience Center will reopen after the storm as soon as possible.
Citizens are encouraged to report anyone who is seen dumping illegally by providing vehicle tag numbers and descriptions to (850) 595-3536.

Landfill employees are to report to work Monday as scheduled unless winds are above 40 mph (sustained).

The Debris Hotline, 937-2180, will resume as soon as possible after the storm.

Red Cross

All Red Cross volunteers and individuals wishing to volunteer their support for Hurricane Dennis should contact their local Red Cross office unless already scheduled for assignments.

In Escambia County, Red Cross volunteers and those wanting to assist should call (850) 432-7601.

United Way

Any residents who would like to volunteer to assist others please call the EOC Volunteer Line at 471-6696.

The Volunteer Reception Center will open for donations on Tuesday morning.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services will begin feeding at 10:30 am on Monday, July 11, 2005, at the Miracle Faith Center located at 4317 N Palafox Street and the Salvation Army Main Building located at 1501 N “Q” Street.

An additional eight mobile feeding units will arrive early Monday afternoon and will be dispatched to the following locations:

Parkmore Plaza, Milton
Pace Assembly of God, Pace
Bruno’s Grocery Store, Gulf Breeze
Winn Dixie, Gulf Breeze
Walnut Hill Community Center
Pensacola Retirement Center
Old Albertson’s Parking Lot at Mobile Highway and Fairfield Drive
First West Florida Baptist District Association at Strong and “S” Street

Additional Information

Remain calm, especially while waiting in fuel lines, at grocery stores, banks, etc.
Be sure to store gasoline and diesel fuel in well-ventilated areas, away from heat sources, which could cause it to ignite.

Generators should be placed outdoors in a well-ventilated area.

Residents can help the recovery effort by staying off the roads until curfews are lifted. Refrain from unnecessary travel following the storm’s landfall.

Evacuated residents should avoid returning to impacted areas until local authorities issue re-entry orders, roads and bridges along travel corridors re-open and utility crews begin returning power to communities.

Exercise patience, restraint and good judgment.

Visit floridadisaster.org for the latest information or call the Florida Emergency Information Line at 1-800-342-3557 before returning to impacted areas.

Citizen Information Line

Citizens may call (850) 471-6600 if they have questions about Hurricane Dennis.

Price Gouging

Residents are asked to report price gouging to the Florida Attorney General at 1-866-966-7226.

Official Website for Preparations (as well as what to do after a storm)

www.bereadyescambia.com

Santa Rosa County EOC Briefing

July 10, 2005 11:30 p.m. Santa Rosa County Hurricane Advisory #10

NOTE : Governor Jeb Bush will visit Santa Rosa County Emergency Management at 11:30 a.m. July 11 for the EOC briefing.

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Transportation Section

• FDOT has a toll free number for traffic information 866-638-0250 ext 1637

• I-10 Bridge has been closed. The traffic will be detoured at Davis Highway (SR 291 North) and Avalon Blvd (SR 281 North) with alternate routes in place if needed

• Navarre Bridge is closed

Roads Blocked:

Adams and Chumuckla Hwy.

Quintette and Chumuckla Hwy.

Mulat Road south of Avalon

Berryhill at Whispering Woods.

Glover Lane at Hamilton Bridge Road

4509 and 4618 Hickory Shores

Keystone at Wheeler

Quintette at Escambia County Line

Ward Basin at Heller Road

Norris Road (Entire road is blocked)

Soul St. is under water

5500 East Soundside Drive (House underwater)

Chinquapin (under water)

Grand 3 (entire road)

Diamond Street ( Entire Road )

Northrup at Meadowlark

6285 Hamilton Bridge Road

Delmonte at N 29 th

Spring St. at Williams

Sweet Bay at Woodbine

Willard Norris

Communications Section

• Navarre Nextel site is offline

• Gulf Breeze Dispatch has been relocated to Gulf Breeze City Hall , all 911 calls have been re-routed

• Santa Rosa Sheriff's Dispatch has relocated to Milton Police Department and Santa Rosa County ECC , all 911 calls re-routed

Public Works and Engineering

• Road and Bridge Department are clearing roadways.

Firefighting

• (3) damaged fire stations

Holley-Navarre: partial roof damage/apparatus ok

Jay: partial roof damage/apparatus ok

East Milton : some doors damaged/some window damage to apparatus

Fire officials are urging residents to stay clear of standing water, powerlines, and keep off roads to make way for emergency crews.

Search and Rescue

At this time, no deaths, no serious injuries, no major flooding reported
Horses sheltered at Pensacola Equestrian Center are all safe

Health and Medical

• UPDATE – Boil water order for Gulf Breeze and South Santa Rosa Utilities has been lifted. Both systems maintained system integrity.

• A boil water order has been issued for the ENTIRE COUNTY . Wells and low lying area water supplies will be tested starting tomorrow. Homeowners who have wells in low-lying areas need to have their well water checked for contamination IMMEDIATELY by the Health Department.

Testing is free to the public and will be offered starting July 11 th at Santa Rosa County Health Department. Bring your own water sample to 5527 Stewart Street , Milton . For questions, call the Health Department at 850-494-5780 (until power is restored).

Again, a boil water notice is in effect for ALL residents until further notice. All citizens should either boil their water until it comes to a rolling boil for one minute OR, add 8 drops of household bleach per one gallon of water; if water is not clear after 30 minutes, repeat the process.

Both well testing and boil water notices in effect until further notice.

Food and Water

Distribution sites and comfort stations have been pre-identified and will be opened when damage assessments are complete and sites are available. Open sites will be announced to the public.

Energy

Gulf Power has crews restoring power in several sections of the county.
52,227 Customers are without power.

Military Support

250 soldiers from the 164 th Air Defense Artillery Brigade were staged in Leon and have now moved in to the area and will stay in Crestview overnight in order to provide labor and security at various distribution sites and comfort stations.

Public Information

There will be press releases at noon and 6:00 p.m. and press conference daily at 1:00 p.m.

Volunteers and Donations

Citizens wishing to volunteer should contact the Citizen's Information Line at 983-5280 to register their availability. The Santa Rosa County Volunteer Center will open Monday, July 11. Currently the location is the RSVP Center at 6294 Buck Skin Dr. off North Dogwood Drive . Call 983-5220 for information.

Law Enforcement

• Curfew is now in effect. The curfew will remain in effect until 12-noon tomorrow without exception. Roads must remain clear for outside resources (like ice, food and water) to arrive in a timely manner, for recovery crews to be able to begin/complete their work, and for emergency responders to have all necessary access. Recovery will be delayed if curfew is not observed and/or streets remain clogged by curious residents.

• All intersections where traffic lights are non-operational must be treated as a four-way stop.

Water

• The Santa Rosa Health Department has advised all residents to BOIL WATER until the drinking water can be deemed safe. This is a precautionary measure only, they will advise when safe to drink.

• UPDATE – Boil water order for Gulf Breeze and South Santa Rosa Utilities has been lifted. Both systems maintained system integrity.

County Employees

County employees should report to their supervisors on Monday July, 11 th .

Price Gouging Hotline

• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has requested that residents report price gouging to 800-435-7352 .

Okaloosa County EOC Information

HOLIDAY ISLE/CRYSTAL BEACH DAMAGE Initial reports are indicating that the Holiday Isle and Crystal Beach area in Destin have suffered significant damage. The area is currently closed for damage assessment. Officials may allow limited access for homeowners late Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday at the earliest.

Boil Water Orders: South Walton Water Users precautionary boil water notice for areas south of Scenic Gulf Drive off old Hwy. 98. Destin Water Users for the Crystal Beach area. Holiday Isle boil water. Milligan Water System is precautionary boil water. Baker Water System is precautionary boil water

The Okaloosa Regional Airport anticipates reopening at 2 p.m. today. Passengers should contact their individual airlines’ toll-free numbers for information on their incoming and outgoing flights. Do not call Okaloosa Regional Airport as there are no personnel available until 2 p.m. The Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County has extended the Declaration of a Local State of Emergency for 72 hours. The declaration is necessary as assessments continue. The President of the United States has declared a State of Emergency for a 13-county region, including Okaloosa County. Okaloosa County governmental offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday. All employees should report to work for their regularly assigned shifts. Lowe’s in Crestview is open today from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. They are fully stocked with post-hurricane needs. Residents are encouraged to continue to use caution when traveling the roads of Okaloosa County.

Gulf Power Updates

Gulf Power predicts power in two weeks

With 242,185 customers in the dark after Hurricane Dennis passed through the area, Gulf Power Co. crews began assessing damage and restoring power.

“We have sustained major damage in some areas,” said John Hutchinson, company spokesman, “but we hit the streets at daybreak full force to get the power back on as quickly as possible. We will have a better restoration time estimate after we complete our damage assessment today, but we think all power can be restored within two weeks.”

The company has begun a comprehensive damage assessment to determine which lines and equipment to repair first to get the most customers back up in the shortest period of time. Of 1,579 miles of transmission lines – the very large lines that bring power from the generating plants to population centers – almost 500 miles have been damaged.

Power has been restored to almost all critical services throughout Northwest Florida. Gulf Power is initially bringing in about 2,000 outside workers today with more on the way Tuesday to aid in the restoration effort.

“With this damage, it’s going to take many days, although we’re making good progress since Sunday afternoon,” Hutchinson said “We ask for, need and appreciate everyone’s patience and support. We want your power back on as quickly as you do.”

The hardest hit areas are coastal areas in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties as well as the northern areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Outages by county are:

Bay 16,783

Escambia 100,107

Holmes 1,913

Santa Rosa 56,697

Jackson 342

Okaloosa 67,877

Washington 2,577

Walton 385

To report power outages: 1-800-GU-POWER (487-6937)

Storm tips for customers are available at www.gulfpower.com

-- Stay away from all downed lines. Warn others to do the same and contact Gulf Power or a local law enforcement agency.

-- Please make only one call to report your power outage.

-- Keep freezer doors closed and sealed. Well-filled freezers keep most foods frozen two to three days if the door is kept closed.

-- Do not connect portable generators to your household electrical wiring. This can cause serious injury to you and to Gulf Power employees working on the lines in your neighborhood. Connect only essential appliances – such as freezers and refrigerators – directly to the generator.

-- If your power is off, turn off large appliances and air conditioners and wait 10 to 15 minutes after power has been restored before turning them back on.

-- If there is damage to your meter box or the pole on top of your meter box, you must first have an electrician make repairs before Gulf Power can restore your service.

-- If there is flooding in your home or business, Gulf Power may be unable to restore electric service until the building is inspected by city or county code officials.

-- Please be patient. Gulf Power crews will work as fast as safety allows. Before neighborhood lines can be worked on, Gulf Power crews must first repair larger lines that bring power to neighborhoods.

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Bank of America announced today that its banking centers in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties will be closed Monday, July 11.

Pensacola Junior College is closed until July 18.

Pensacola Social Secuity Office is closed todariano, and Young--make a huge impact on the game. As the horribly overdramatic slogan for the All Star game says, "This one counts".

Closings and Other Noteworthy Information

The Mobile County Public School System will be closed on Monday, July 11, 2005. The Facilities Department will be assessing the system’s property on Monday. All Maintenance Personal should report to work and Plant Engineers should report to their schools to assess damages. All 12 month employees should report to work on Tuesday, July 12, 2005.

Effective Monday, July 11, all Baldwin County facilities will be closed until further notice. Only designated, essential emergency personnel are to report to duty.

Mobile Public Library closed.

Wave Transit System service cancelled.

National Museum of Naval Aviation closed

All courts in Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties are closed

All Bay county courts are closed.

University of Mobile, University of South Alabama, Bishop State Community College, University of West Florida, Gulf Coast Community College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Faulkner State Community College, Florida State University-Panama City and Okaloosa-Walton College are closed.

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Mobile Government Information

Mobile County

Mobile Government Plaza will be closed Monday, July 11, 2005. The plaza will re-open on Tuesday.

County Employees

With the exception of the Mobile County Public Works Department, all county employees should not report to work Monday, July 11, 2005. Normal work hours will resume Tuesday.

County Commission Meeting:

The Mobile County Commission regular meeting has been postponed from Monday, July 11 to Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of Mobile Government Plaza.

City of Mobile:

With the exception of the city of Mobile Public Safety (police and fire), Public Works (garbage/trash pick-up), all other non-emergency employees should not report to work Monday. Normal working hours will resume Tuesday, July 12, 2005.

Public Bus Service:

All bus service for fixed and disabled routes of the WAVE Transit System will be cancelled for Monday, July 10, 2005. Service will resume Tuesday, July 12, 2005.

The WAVE’s general manager Bob Williams said his agency will be transporting people who took refugee in area shelters on Monday, July 11, 2005.

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The Dauphin Island Police Dept. is reopen this morning.

Sacred Heart Hospital of the Emerald Coast is reopening their emergency room at 7 a.m. today.

Okaloosa Island and Pensacola Beach are closed until further notice.

Saufley Field Naval Air Station is resume normal operation, but Whiting Field NAS, Pensacola NAS, Eglin AFB and Tyndall AFB are still closed.

Navy Hospital in Pensacola will be fully operational by tomorrow.

Alabama Power Outages

From WAKA in Montgomery:

Alabama Power officials say 165,709 customers across the state have lost power. 49,273 outages are reported in Mobile County, while more than 26,000 customers are without power in the Eufala area and more than 53,000 outages are reported in Montgomery.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Alabama Rural Electric Association says the agency has reports of at least 75,000 outages, but he says he expects that number to increase overnight.

I will update these number when I get new information.

Hurricane John

Power Update/Boil Water

There is a Boil Water Notice for the Ferris Hill and Munson Highway area including the following streets:

Munson Highway from Okaloosa Street to Womack Road

Ferris Hill Street east of Okaloosa Street

Chaffin Street east of Okaloosa Street

Seminole Street

Econfina Street

Hearn Street

Hill Street

Munson Lane

Resident in these areas are asked to boil water until further notice.

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Initial estimates are that more than 200,000 Gulf Power customers along the Panhandle are without power after Hurricane Dennis made landfall Sunday afternoon.

That is almost 60 percent of the 396,000 total customers served by the utility along the Panhandle between Escambia and Bay counties, according to Gulf Power spokeswoman Lynn Erickson.

Most of the outages were in Escambia County, with 101,620 without power, and 52,227 in Santa Rosa County, according to initial estimates.

Restoration work will begin early Monday, as crews head out in full force to affected areas.

Gulf Power spokesman John Hutchinson said he didn't know when power would be restored.

That compares to more than 360,000 customers who were without power immediately after Hurricane Ivan.

Airport closed for up to two days

It'll be a while before the Pensacola Regional Airport. Roof damage to three buildings means it will be 24 to 48 hours before air service can resume. ¶
Tom Bonfield, city manager, said the Navy Flying Club, the air cargo building and the maintenance bay had their roofs damaged.

Latest Santa Rosa County EOC Information

July 10, 2005 6:00 p.m. Santa Rosa County Hurricane Advisory #9



NOTE : Governor Jeb Bush will visit Santa Rosa County Emergency Management at 11:30 a.m. July 11 for the EOC briefing.

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Transportation Section:

FDOT has a toll free number for traffic information 866-638-0250 ext 1637
I-10 Bridge has been closed. The traffic will be detoured at Davis Highway (SR 291 North) and Avalon Blvd (SR 281 North) with alternate routes in place if needed
Navarre Bridge is closed
Roads Blocked:

Adams and Chumuckla Hwy.

Quintette and Chumuckla Hwy.

Mulat Road south of Avalon

Berryhill at Whispering Woods.

Glover Lane at Hamilton Bridge Road

4509 and 4618 Hickory Shores

Keystone at Wheeler

Quintette at Escambia County Line

Ward Basin at Heller Road

Norris Road (Entire road is blocked)

Soul St. is under water

5500 East Soundside Drive (House underwater)

Chinquapin (under water)

Grand 3 (entire road)

Diamond Street ( Entire Road )

Northrup at Meadowlark

6285 Hamilton Bridge Road

Delmonte at N 29 th

Spring St. at Williams

Sweet Bay at Woodbine

Willard Norris



Communications Section:

Navarre Nextel site is offline
Gulf Breeze Dispatch has been relocated to Gulf Breeze City Hall , all 911 calls have been re-routed
Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Dispatch has relocated to Milton Police Department and Santa Rosa County ECC , all 911 calls re-routed
Public Works and Engineering:

Road and Bridge Department are clearing roadways.
Firefighting:

(3) damaged fire stations
Holley-Navarre: partial roof damage/apparatus ok

Jay: partial roof damage/apparatus ok

East Milton : some doors damaged/some window damage to apparatus

Search and Rescue:

At this time, no deaths, no serious injuries, no major flooding reported

Horses sheltered at Pensacola Equestrian Center are all safe

Health and Medical:

A boil water order has been issued for the ENTIRE COUNTY . Wells and low lying area water supplies will be tested starting tomorrow. Homeowners who have wells in low-lying areas need to have their well water checked for contamination IMMEDIATELY by the Health Department.
Testing is free to the public and will be offered starting July 11 th at Santa Rosa County Health Department. Bring your own water sample to 5527 Stewart Street , Milton . For questions, call the Health Department at 850-494-5780 (until power is restored).

Again, a boil water notice is in effect for ALL residents until further notice. All citizens should either boil their water until it comes to a rolling boil for one minute OR, add 8 drops of household bleach per one gallon of water; if water is not clear after 30 minutes, repeat the process.

Both well testing and boil water notices in effect until further notice.



Food and Water: Distribution sites and comfort stations have been pre-identified and will be opened when damage assessments are complete and sites are available. Open sites will be announced to the public.

Energy: Gulf Power has crews restoring power in several sections of the county.

Military Support: 250 soldiers from the 164 th Air Defense Artillery Brigade were staged in Leon and have now moved in to the area and will stay in Crestview overnight in order to provide labor and security at various distribution sites and comfort stations.

Public Information: There will be press releases at noon and 6:00 p.m. and press conference daily at 1:00 p.m.

Volunteers and Donations: Citizens wishing to volunteer should contact the Citizen’s Information Line at 983-5280 to register their availability. The Santa Rosa County Volunteer Center will open Monday, July 11. Currently the location is the RSVP Center at 6294 Buck Skin Dr. off North Dogwood Drive . Call 983-5220 for information.

Law Enforcement:

Curfew is now in effect. The curfew will remain in effect until 12-noon tomorrow without exception. Roads must remain clear for outside resources (like ice, food and water) to arrive in a timely manner, for recovery crews to be able to begin/complete their work, and for emergency responders to have all necessary access. Recovery will be delayed if curfew is not observed and/or streets remain clogged by curious residents.
All intersections where traffic lights are non-operational must be treated as a four-way stop.
Highway 4 from Jay to Berrydale is impassable at this time due to storm debris.


Water

The Santa Rosa Health Department has advised all residents to BOIL WATER until the drinking water can be deemed safe. This is a precautionary measure only, they will advise when safe to drink.
County Employees : County employees should report to their supervisors on Monday July, 11 th.

Price Gouging Hotline

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has requested that residents report price gouging to 800-435-7352 .

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NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD READY FOR RED, ORANGE PURPLE TEAM MEMBERS

July 10, 2005 7:30 P.M.

Naval Air Station Whiting Field Fl .--- All military and civilian personnel attached to NAS Whiting Field designated, as “Red and Orange Team” should report to work Monday after 8: a.m. “Purple Team” members, should report to return to work on Monday, July 11 after 12- noon

All personnel must have the required colored decals on their identification card to gain access to the base.

If team personnel are not able to report to work, they should contact the NAS Whiting Field EOC at 623-7709 /7287

For further information, contact Patrick Nichols at NAS Whiting Field EOC , (850) 623-7873 .

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The boil water notice for the CITY OF MILTON has been lifted, with the exception of ROEVILLE Community.

Boil water notice for Chumuckla has been lifted. All others continue to boil until further notice.

Latest Bay County EOC Information

Evacuation order and countywide curfew rescinded; certain areas restricted
Public Information Office
Date Posted: 7/10/2005


PRESS RELEASE July 10, 2005
CONTACT: Catherine M. Zehner
Community Outreach/Intergovernmental Relations
(850) 784-6198 or cell: (850) 819-4310

Bay County Commissioners Sunday afternoon rescinded a curfew it announced earlier in the day, but several specific areas of the county will remain restricted due to dangerous conditions.

"We want people to be able to return to their homes, but to do so safely," said Emergency Services Chief Bob Majka.

Both the City of Panama City Marina and St. Andrews Marina will remain closed until further notice, said Panama City Police Chief John Van Etten. Additionally, there will be restricted access to localized areas with flooding, downed trees and power lines, but residents will be provided with alternate routes to their home.

Gulf Power officials report that approximately 15,000 customers remain without power in scattered outages, but that all main transmission lines are functioning. Power should be restored to all customers expeditiously.

Capt. Robert Sterling of the Bay County Sheriff's Office urged motorists to remain vigilant at intersections. Intersections with disabled traffic signals are to be considered a four-way stop.

Citizens living in unincorporated areas should report damage by calling Bay County Control at 784-4000. Citizens living within municipalities should report damage to their city government. All cities should provide Bay County Emergency Services Staff with a comprehensive damage report as soon as possible, Majka said.

In other news,
* Red Cross officials announced the closure of Tommy Smith Elementary as a shelter. Dean Bozeman Learning Center, Merritt Brown Middle School and Mosley High School will remain open to serve any displaced residents;

* Only essential County employees must report to work on Monday. All County employees should report to work on Tuesday;

*The City of Parker will be closed on Monday. All other city governments within Bay County will be open for business;

*The Bay County Airport will remain closed until further notice;

*Bay Base daycare will be closed on Monday;

*The Bay County Court system will be closed Monday and no jurors need to report for jury duty this week.

Residents may access the latest information from Bay County on the main page of the County's Web site at www.co.bay.fl.us. Additionally, citizens may call Florida¡¦s Emergency Information Line at (800) 342-3557 for continually-updated information.

Residents who evacuated may call the County¡¦s automated information line at (877) 582-7977 for information on when the evacuation order will be lifted.

Curfews Cancelled.

The mandatory curfews in Bay and Jackson Counties have been cancelled.

Updates from Pensacola News-Journal

Pensacola Police reported that the Pensacaola Bay Bridge is open to all traffic by order of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office at a 5 p.m. briefing at the Emergency Operations Center. No reports are in yet about whether U.S 29 north is passable. The Interstate 110 construction area had a lot of wash off of sand onto the roadway which could pose a problem after dark, officials said. The Interstate 10 bridge will not reopen until it is inspected. A state bridge innspection team will head this way early Monday morning said Department of Transportation officials.

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As Hurricane Dennis made landfall, close to 119,115 cutomers across 33 counties are being affected by power outages, according to the 5 p.m. EOC briefing.

County officials said 8 percent of the total customers in Escambia County are without power -- 10,930 of 138,535 Gulf Power cutsomers -- and approximately 700 of 3,453 electrical cooperative customers are without power.

In Santa Rosa, 7 percent of total customers are without power -- 3,331 of 57,861 Gulf Power customers and 1,200 of 6,452 cooperative customers are without power.
Information on other utilities is forthcoming from the briefing.

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Main Street Plant without power, no damage

The Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant lost power at 3:15 p.m., said Pat
Byrne, deputy executive director for utilities operations for the Emerald
Coast Utilities Authority and the plants overseer.

Rain infiltrating the collection system and the people still using their
toilets casued raw sewage to overflow from manholes at the systems main
pump station at Devilliers Street downtown.

Streets are flooded to the curb, said Byrne said. "I wouldn't be surprised
if it contains raw sewage," he said.

The Main Street plant itself, except for the loss of power, is not flooded
and came through the strom with no obvious damage. Crews, Byrne said, are on
the ground. "No flooding and no equipment damage," Byrne said.

The ECUA had direct contact with the Gulf Power Co. during and immediately
following the storm, Byrne said. Main Street is totally dependent on the
Gulf Power Co. to power the 4-5 megawatt plant.

The ECUA is diverting flow headed toward the Main Street plant to storage
tanks at the old Warrington wastewater treatment plant. It also has onsite
storage. Byrne expects to the plant to treat sewage to full capacity,
without pushing untreated or lesser treated sewage, out into Pensacola Bay,
as soon as power is restored.

ECUA urges residents without power to limit flushing and water usage to
basic needs to prevent overflow at lift stations and manholes. The 315
system is mostly force pumped, with little gravity feed.

Updates from Pensacola News-Journal

Pensacola Police reported that the Pensacaola Bay Bridge is open to all traffic by order of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office at a 5 p.m. briefing at the Emergency Operations Center. No reports are in yet about whether U.S 29 north is passable. The Interstate 110 construction area had a lot of wash off of sand onto the roadway which could pose a problem after dark, officials said. The Interstate 10 bridge will not reopen until it is inspected. A state bridge innspection team will head this way early Monday morning said Department of Transportation officials.

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As Hurricane Dennis made landfall, close to 119,115 cutomers across 33 counties are being affected by power outages, according to the 5 p.m. EOC briefing.

County officials said 8 percent of the total customers in Escambia County are without power -- 10,930 of 138,535 Gulf Power cutsomers -- and approximately 700 of 3,453 electrical cooperative customers are without power.

In Santa Rosa, 7 percent of total customers are without power -- 3,331 of 57,861 Gulf Power customers and 1,200 of 6,452 cooperative customers are without power.
Information on other utilities is forthcoming from the briefing.

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Main Street Plant without power, no damage

The Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant lost power at 3:15 p.m., said Pat
Byrne, deputy executive director for utilities operations for the Emerald
Coast Utilities Authority and the plants overseer.

Rain infiltrating the collection system and the people still using their
toilets casued raw sewage to overflow from manholes at the systems main
pump station at Devilliers Street downtown.

Streets are flooded to the curb, said Byrne said. "I wouldn't be surprised
if it contains raw sewage," he said.

The Main Street plant itself, except for the loss of power, is not flooded
and came through the strom with no obvious damage. Crews, Byrne said, are on
the ground. "No flooding and no equipment damage," Byrne said.

The ECUA had direct contact with the Gulf Power Co. during and immediately
following the storm, Byrne said. Main Street is totally dependent on the
Gulf Power Co. to power the 4-5 megawatt plant.

The ECUA is diverting flow headed toward the Main Street plant to storage
tanks at the old Warrington wastewater treatment plant. It also has onsite
storage. Byrne expects to the plant to treat sewage to full capacity,
without pushing untreated or lesser treated sewage, out into Pensacola Bay,
as soon as power is restored.

ECUA urges residents without power to limit flushing and water usage to
basic needs to prevent overflow at lift stations and manholes. The 315
system is mostly force pumped, with little gravity feed.

Franklin County Curfew

Franklin County, FL, has implemented a mandatory curfew from dusk tonight until dawn Monday.

Mobile County Shelter Updates

All shelters in Mobile are full to capacity, with the exception of O'Rourke Elementary, Mobile, and Prichard City Hall.

911 emergency service stops when Dennis arrives

From: Pensacola News-Journal

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office began phasing out 911 service about 9:30 a.m. to residents during the brunt of Hurricane Dennis.

However, 911 dispatchers were still monitoring "life and death" calls as late as noon to determine whether they could send out help.

"If it's safe for us to answer those calls, we will," said Capt. Randy Brown of the Escambia Sheriff's Office. "But it won't be long before we can't get out in this, period."

Sheriff Ron McNesby said it's too early to tell when authorities would resume service to distressed residents.

"It all depends on how long this storm lasts and how safe it is before we can get back on the streets," McNesby said.

When 911 service is able to resume, authorities will prioritize calls based on the level of their emergency, McNesby said.

The sheriff said he is not anticipating as many 911 calls that were made during Hurricane Ivan. Then, about 900 calls were made to 911 during the 12-hour period when deputies could not respond.

More people evacuated for Dennis, and several low-lying homes, where most emergency calls originated during Ivan, have been demolished, McNesby said.

Dennis' daytime landfall also should result in fewer 911 calls, McNesby said.

"Conditions drastically worsen in one's mind when it's dark," he said

SANTA ROSA COUNTY HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY #8

Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations has activated to Level I (Full-Activation).

Governor Jeb Bush has declared a State of Emergency for Florida (Executive Order # 05-139)

For full details go to www.myflorida.com (Executive Orders)
(Citizen Information Lines are open: 850-983-5280, 1-800-225-7421) Visit our County website/emergency website: www.santarosa.fl.gov; and www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency.

Tropical Storm Force Winds and Hurricane Force Winds are imminent and all residents of Santa Rosa County should take all necessary measures to insure life and safety.

All bridges leading in and out of Santa Rosa County have been closed.

EVACUATION ORDER: Evacuation Order for Navarre Beach, mobile homes, campgrounds and low-lying areas is in effect.
Hurricane Category 1, 2, 3 and 4 evacuation zones is in effect.

EVACUEES: Evacuees are requested to remain out of area for at least three days to allow relief supplies to reach impacted areas in the county. FDOT has a toll free number for traffic information 1-866-638-0250, Ext. 637.

NAS Whiting Field is closed until further notice.

Those residents sheltering in place should take all necessary steps to protect home and property.

All EMS Units in Santa Rosa County have suspended operations until passage of Hurricane Dennis.

CURFEW IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY: A curfew will be in effect from 6 p.m. July 10th until noon on July 11th for ALL Santa Rosa County. A curfew will be in effect from sundown to sunup thereafter until further notice, by order of the Santa Rosa Sheriff.

MEETINGS:The Board of County Commissioners have called a Special Meeting to discuss post-Hurricane Dennis on Monday, July 11th at 4 p.m., at the Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton.
The Santa Rosa County Commission Committee-of-the-Whole scheduled on July 11th has been cancelled.

All Santa Rosa County offices will be closed on Monday, July 11th. County employees should report to designated locations or their supervisors when conditions allow.

VOLUNTEERS: Citizens wishing to volunteer should contact the Citizen's Information Line, 983-5280 to register availability.
The Santa Rosa County Volunteer Center will open Monday, July 11th. Currently the location is the RSVP Center at 6294 Buck Skin Drive, off North Dogwood Drive. Call-983-5220 for information.

POSTAL SERVICE: Closed today, information on services will be issued on Monday, July 11th.

TOLLS: Tolls on the Garcon Point Bridge have been lifted until further notice by order of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

SANTA ROSA SCHOOLS; Santa Rosa Schools and District offices, Santa Rosa Community School/Summer Camp are closed until further notice. All maintenance workers are asked to report for work when personal needs are met.

SHELTERS: Milton Community Center, 5629 Byrom Street, Milton is full.
SS Dixon Intermediate School, 5540 Education Drive, Pace is open.
Special Needs Shelter is Sims Middle School.

The below listed sites have been pre-identified as POTENTIALdistribution/comfort station sites for residents following the passage of Hurricane Dennis.
Opening of selected sites will be announced as they become operational.
Residents are asked not to queue up and clog roadways until sites are identified and published ready for service!

Points of Distribution

Gulf Breeze Middle School
Chumuckla Elementary
King Middle School
West Navarre Elementary
Pace High School
Tiger Point Recreation Center
Hickory Hammock Baptist Church
Jay Community Center
Munson Elementary

Comfort Stations

Chumuckla Community Center 2313 Highway 182, Jay
Navarre Sports Complex 8840 High School Blvd, Navarre
Pace Assembly of God 3948 Highway 90, Pace
Community Life Center 4115 Soundside Drive Midway
Hickory Hammock Baptist Church 8351 Hickory Hammock Road, Milton
Munson Fire Dept/Forestry Center 11688 Munson Hwy, Milton
Milton High School 5445 Stewart St, Milton

Gulf Breeze Recreation Center
(Alternate) 800 Shoreline Drive,Gulf Breeze

NAVARRE BEACH INFORMATION:
Navarre Beach Water and Sewer is discontinued until further notice.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office will enact a curfew beginning on Sunday at 6 p.m. until Monday at 12 noon.

After that period of continuous curfew, the regular curfew will be from sundown to sunup until further notice.

ROADS: No congestion at this time, all residents are cautioned that severe weather will make some roads impassable today at some point. Do not drive on the roads until it has been declared safe to do so by proper authority.

COURT INFORMATION
As a result of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Dennis, Chief Judge Kim Skievaski has announced that all courts of the First Judicial Circuit will be closed Monday, July 11, 2005.

CITY OF GULF BREEZE:
The following is a Hurricane Dennis information update for the City of Gulf Breeze, effective 11 a.m. Sunday morning.

All Gulf Breeze residents are STRONGLY URGED to seek shelter immediately and stay where they are. Please DO NOT leave your shelter until the all-clear has been given from the City of Gulf Breeze.

The Pensacola Bay Bridge is now CLOSED, effective 10 a.m. Sunday morning. It will reopen as soon as weather and safety conditions dictate. The Garcon Point Bridge is closed, effective 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

City of Gulf Breeze residents who have evacuated and wish to have their property checked AFTER THE STORM can call city hall. Volunteers will be standing by to take your calls. Please DO NOT call the police or fire stations, as this ties up the lines for emergencies.

The City of Gulf Breeze will institute a citywide curfew after the storm from Sunday, July 10 at 6 p.m. to Monday, July 11 at noon.

Traffic lights have been taken down at the Gulf Breeze Hospital and Daniel Drive intersections. Residents are reminded that all red blinking lights should be treated as four-way stops. This includes Highway 98.

Anyone wishing to volunteer after Hurricane Dennis (ice and water distribution, property checks, etc.) should contact city hall at 850-934-5100 or 850-934-5115. Volunteers will be registered and assigned through city hall.

The official City of Gulf Breeze radio station, 89.7 FM, is broadcasting live updates continuously.

For any questions or needs, the City of Gulf Breeze City Hall will be open 24 hours at the following phone numbers: 850-934-5115 and 850-934-5100.

CITY OF MILTON:
The City of Milton EOC is fully operational at Milton City Hall - phone 983-5400.
All storm preparations have been completed.

The water has been turned off in the Patterson Town and Ferris Hill area.

The Natural Gas in low lying areas has been locked off as of 7/9/05 at 6pm.

Two water wells are being pumped with auxiliary power.

Byrom St Water Tower is topped off and valved off to be held in reserve.

Police and Fire Services are fully staffed.

Emergency services will check welfare of residents in impacted areas as soon as practical after Hurricane Dennis.

Jackson, Gulf and Bay County Curfews

Effectively immediately this is a curfew issued for everything south of the White City Bridge in Gulf County. This includes all of Port St. Joe, Highland View, St. Joe Beach, Beacon Hill, Indian Pass, Simmons Bayou, Jones Homestead and Cape San Blas. County officials say there are numerous trees and power line sdown through the area and it is too dangerous to have people on the roads.

Bay County Has a mandatory curfew starting at 7:00 PM tonight

Jackson County has a mandatory curfew which was put in place at noon today.

Four Escambia County Shelters have spaces

The Tate High School shelter is now full, leaving four remaining facilities for Escambia County residents seeking to evacuate their homes at the last minute.
Four other shelters -- Bellview Elementary School, Ferry Pass Middle, Molino Park Elementary and the University of West Florida -- are near capacity and should be avoided if possible, American Red Cross of Northwest Florida advised.

Countywide, shelters are about half full, with roughly 4,100 of 8,200spaces taken. Shelters with remaining availability are: Blue Angels Elementary, Pensacola Civic Center, Century Carver Middle and West Florida High.

-- Courtesy of Pensacola News-Journal

Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office suspends patrols

From the Pensacola News-Journal:

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office has suspended patrols in its last
two northern districts.

All patrol cars are being stored where deputies can cut them out of brush or rubble once the storm passes, county officials said.

"As soon as a it's safe for the officers to return to the street, we'll
do so," said Sheriff Wendell Hall.

Hall said the county was working with Tallahassee to divert all
nonemergency traffic around Santa Rosa County for several days as help and heavy equipment are bused in.

"Hopefully, we'll have at least one or two routes back into the county. I
know everybody's going to be anxious to get back," Hall said.

Milton's emergency operations in effect

The City of Milton Emergency Operations Center is operational at Milton City Hall, and officials have announced that all storm preparations have been completed:

--The water has been turned off in the Patterson Town and Ferris Hill area.

-- Natural gas in low-lying areas has been locked off.

-- Two water wells are being pumped with auxiliary power.

-- Byrom Street Water Tower is topped off and valved off to be held in reserve.

-- Police and fire services are fully staffed.

-- Emergency services will check the welfare of residents in affected areas as soon as practical after Hurricane Dennis.

Escambia emergency responders not running calls

Escambia County emergency crews are hunkering in for the duration of Hurricane Dennis and will not be out until daylight Monday morning, public safety director Janice Kilgore said at a recent briefing.

That means fire and EMS crews will not be dispatched to answer 911 calls. But officials are keeping a list of the calls they receive, including names and addresses in order to check on those callers when conditions permit.

Shelter Information: 1 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. This will be the last shelter update, as most emergency officials do not want you out and about now that Dennis is making landfall very soon.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 274)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 4,294 people and can hold a total of 8,216 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 300

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 661)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 256)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 311)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 514

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 617)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 1,100)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 205)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 310)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 221)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 304)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 78 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 65)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 3)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 3 shelters

There are 121 persons total at the 3 shelters, out of a possible 1,658 persons that could be sheltered there.

(Special Needs)
Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 31)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440
Max persons: 1,400

Bethleham Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 42)
1571 HWY 177
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 200

Carmel Assembly of God Church (Current Pop.: 48)
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 58

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Jackson County: 2 shelters

There are currently 217 persons at the 2 shelters.

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 197)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

Chattahoochee State Hospital (Current Pop.: 21)
Florida

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 55 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 55)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 156)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

There are 736 person at the 3 shelters.

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 185)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 191)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 360)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 11)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 951 people.

Milton Community Center (Filled to Capacity)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 400)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 89)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
Max persons: 1,000

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Sarasota County: 1 shelter

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 38)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 2 shelters

There are 849 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,200 that could be sheltered there.

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 700)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

Okaloosa Walton College (Current Pop.: 149)
Hwy 90 West Bldg. 2
DeFuniak Springs, 32435 FL
Max persons: 200

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 193)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 36 shelters
Total special needs population: 333 persons
Total population: 9,050 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 29,388

Okaloosa County Press Release

PRESS RELEASE July 10, 2005 10:45 a.m. MID-BAY BRIDGE CLOSED Dennis Update #10 • The Mid-Bay Bridge is closed as of 10:20 a.m. Sunday. • The shelter at Kenwood Elementary School in Fort Walton Beach is full. Citizens in route to a shelter need to immediately go to Davidson Middle School or Antioch Elementary School in Crestview. All citizens who have not evacuated need to at stay home for the remainder of the storm. • The Destin Fire Department, Emergency Operations and Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Services have evacuated to the Bluewater Elementary School. • The latest update from the Hurricane Center has landfall at noon between Baldwin County Alabama and Escambia County Florida. • Storm surge in Okaloosa County is anticipated to be 8-10 feet. • A curfew has been issued from 6:00 p.m. Sunday until further notice for all areas in south Okaloosa County. • Non-emergency numbers to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is 651-7410 for south Okaloosa County and 689-5650 for north Okaloosa County. Citizens are encouraged to tune into local radio stations and television for updated information on Hurricane Dennis and to visit the Okaloosa County Emergency Website at www.co.okaloosa.fl.us.

Santa Rosa offers free bus rides to shelters - if conditions allow

The Santa Rosa County School Board and Laidlaw Education Services, the district's private transportation contractor, are providing free transit for people who need a ride to an area shelter.

"We will have bus drivers available to a certain point," said School Superintendent John Rogers. "We will provide transportation until weather conditions dictate otherwise."

Anyone needing transportation should call the Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Operations Center at 983-5280.

BREAKING NEWS: Mobile County Curfew

Mobile County has instituted a countywide curfew that begins at 2 p.m. today until further notice.

Citizens are strongly urged to stay off roadways following the landfall of the hurricane to allow emergency workers an opportunity to access damages and clear roadways of hazardous conditions.

Shelter Information: Noon

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 274)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 4,294 people and can hold a total of 8,216 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 300

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 661)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 256)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 311)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 514

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 617)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 1,100)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 205)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 310)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 221)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 304)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 78 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 65)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 3)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 3 shelters

There are 121 persons total at the 3 shelters, out of a possible 1,658 persons that could be sheltered there.

(Special Needs)
Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 31)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440
Max persons: 1,400

Bethleham Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 42)
1571 HWY 177
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 200

Carmel Assembly of God Church (Current Pop.: 48)
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 58

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Jackson County: 2 shelters

There are currently 217 persons at the 2 shelters.

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 197)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

Chattahoochee State Hospital (Current Pop.: 21)
Florida

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 55 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 55)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 156)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

There are 736 person at the 3 shelters.

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 185)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 191)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 360)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 11)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 951 people.

Milton Community Center (Filled to Capacity)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 400)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 89)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
Max persons: 1,000

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Sarasota County: 1 shelter

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 38)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 2 shelters

There are 849 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,200 that could be sheltered there.

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 700)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

Okaloosa Walton College (Current Pop.: 149)
Hwy 90 West Bldg. 2
DeFuniak Springs, 32435 FL
Max persons: 200

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 193)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 36 shelters
Total special needs population: 333 persons
Total population: 9,050 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 29,388

Whiting Field

Santa Rosa EOC is reporting that a NAS Public Affairs Officer reports that NAS Whiting Field is closed until further notice.

Full/New Shelters/Curfews

In Clarke County, the cities of Jackson, Grove Hill, Thomasville, Fulton & Coffeeville are under curfews that begin tonight at dusk until dawn on Monday.

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In Mobile County, Baker High School, LeFlore High School, McDavid Jones Elementary, Satsuma High School and Theodore High School are full to capacity. The following shelters still have room:

-- Causey Middle School

-- Semmes Middle School

-- O'Rourke Elementary, Mobile

-- Prichard City Hall

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In Escambia County, AL, they have opening another shelter. It is the Atmore Jr. High School.

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In Clarke County, Grove Hill Elementary and Jackson High School are full to capacity, but the following shelters still have room:

-- Thomasville Elementary

-- Grove Hill Methodist Church

-- Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Grove Hill

-- First Baptist Church in Fulton

-- Liberty Baptist Church in Fulton

-- Spencer Chapel AME Church in Fulton

-- First United Methodist Church in Coffeeville

-- New Faith Baptist Church in Coffeeville

-- Church of Christ Church in Coffeeville

-- First Baptist Church in Coffeeville

-- Thomasville Baptist Church in Thomasville

-- Pineview Baptist Church in Thomasville

-- New Hope No. 1 Baptist Church in Thomasville

-- New Greater First Baptist Church in Thomasville

-- Church of God in Christ Church in Thomasville

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In Washington County, AL, the Chatom Community Center is full to capacity. As far as I know, they do not have any other shelters open, so try going to Clarke County if you need shelter.

2 new shelters/Bridge Closings

More thoroughfares being closed

Gulf Breeze police have closed the northbound lane of Pensacola Bay Bridge, and at 9:45 a.m., Pensacola police were the process of closing the southbound lane.

Escambia Sheriff Ron McNesby, after driving on the bridge to Pensacola Beach, estimated wind gusts are steady now at 50 mph, and waves already are topping the end of the Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier.

The state Department of Transportation provided a roundup of other area bridge and road closures:

-- Bob Sikes Bridge to Pensacola Beach.
-- Canal Bridge to Perdido Key.
-- Interstate 10 Escambia Bay Bridge.
-- I-10 in Santa Rosa County from State Road 281 to the county line.
-- I-10 in Escambia County from the county line to U.S. 90

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The Monroe County High School, in Monroe County, has been filled to capacity, so they are opening two new shelters in the county:

-- Monroeville Nazarene Church

-- Franklin Church of God
Santa Rosa County also announced that Navarre Beach Bridge and Garcon Point Bridge were closed.

Shelter Information: 11 a.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 274)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 4,294 people and can hold a total of 8,216 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 300

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 661)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 256)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 311)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 514

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 617)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 1,100)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 205)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 310)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 221)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 304)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 78 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 65)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 3)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

There are 121 persons total at the 3 shelters, out of a possible 1,658 persons that could be sheltered there.

(Special Needs)
Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 31)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440
Max persons: 1,400

Bethleham Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 42)
1571 HWY 177
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 200

Carmel Assembly of God Church (Current Pop.: 48)
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 58

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Jackson County: 2 shelters

There are currently 217 persons at the 2 shelters.

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 197)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

Chattahoochee State Hospital (Current Pop.: 21)
Florida

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 55 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 55)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 156)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 105)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

There are 736 person at the 3 shelters.

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 185)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 191)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 360)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 11)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 951 people.

Milton Community Center (Filled to Capacity)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 400)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 89)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
Max persons: 1,000

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Sarasota County: 1 shelter

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 38)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 2 shelters

There are 849 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,200 that could be sheltered there.

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 700)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

Okaloosa Walton College (Current Pop.: 149)
Hwy 90 West Bldg. 2
DeFuniak Springs, 32435 FL
Max persons: 200

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 193)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 38 shelters
Total special needs population: 333 persons
Total population: 9,278 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 29,388

Clake Co. Shelters/Ft. Walton Beach Closings

In the City of Fort Walton Beach, all administrative offices, all recreation centers, the Library, the Indian Temple Mound Museum, the Creative Senior Center, the Tennis Center, the Fort Walton Beach Golf Club and the BMX/Skateboard Park will be closed on Monday.

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In Coffeeville, which is in Clarke County, four shelters are opening this morning:

1st United Methodist Church
Highway 69

New Faith Baptist Church
Highway 84

Church of Christ
Highway 69

1st Baptist Church
Highway 69

Updates on Curfews

Alabama:

-- The City of Bay Minette has put a curfew into effect starting at midnight tonight until 6 a.m. Monday.

-- The City of Bayou La Batre has put a curfew into effect starting at 9 a.m. this morning until further notice.

-- The City of Daphne has put a curfew into effect from 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Monday.

-- The City of Fairhope has put a curfew into effect from 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Monday.

-- The City of Millry has put a curfew into effect starting at 1 p.m. until further notice.

-- The City of Satsuma has put a curfew into effect from hurricane landfall tonight until 6 a.m. Monday.

-- The City of Spanish Fort has put a curfew into effect from 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Monday.

-- Escambia County, AL, has put a curfew into effect from 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning until noon Monday.

-- Town of Chatom has put a curfew into effect starting at 1 p.m. this afternoon.

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Florida:

-- City of Fort Walton Beach – A curfew is in effect from 6 p.m. tonight until further notice.

-- City of Gulf Breeze – A curfew is in effect from 6 p.m. tonight until noon on Monday.

-- City of Navarre Beach – A curfew is in effect from 6 p.m. tonight to noon tomorrow.

-- Escambia County – A curfew is in effect from 7 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. Monday.

-- Santa Rosa County – A curfew is in effect starting at 6 p.m. tonight until noon Monday.

Shelter Information: 10 a.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 274)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 2,366 people and can hold a total of 8,416 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 270

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 323)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 172)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Filled to Capacity)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 180

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 295)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 415)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 205)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 193)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 150)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 160)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 78 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 65)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

There are 0 persons total at the 3 shelters.

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

Bethleham Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 0)
1571 HWY 177
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 24

Carmel Assembly of God Church (Current Pop.: 0)
Bonifay, FL
Max persons: 58

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Jackson County: 2 shelters

There are currently 214 persons at the 2 shelters.

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 197)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

Chattahoochee State Hospital (Current Pop.: 17)
Florida

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 55 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 55)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 156)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 105)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

There are 638 person at the 3 shelters.

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 140)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 191)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 307)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 951 people.

Milton Community Center (Filled to Capacity)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 395)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 78)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
Max persons: 1,000

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Sarasota County: 1 shelter

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 38)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 2 shelters

There are 849 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,200 that could be sheltered there.

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 700)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

Okaloosa Walton College (Current Pop.: 149)
Hwy 90 West Bldg. 2
DeFuniak Springs, 32435 FL
Max persons: 200

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 193)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 40 shelters
Total special needs population: 358 persons
Total population: 6,590 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 40,162

Full Shelters/Bridges

WKRG is reporting that Daphne East Elementary and Fairhope Civic Center in Baldwin County are filled to capacity.

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ECUA urges flushing when necessary

The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is urging residents whose power is out to limit water and toilet use to only basic human needs. Residents living near Scenic Highway have lost power, and Gulf Power Co. has decided not to send out any more repair crews, said Nathalie Bowers, ECUAspokeswoman. If you have lost power, it is likely that your neighborhood has lost power and also area lift stations. Adding water and raw sewage to the sanitary sewer system will overload the collection system and cause spilling.

Contact with raw sewage can cause diarrhea and disease. Dr. John Lanza, the director of the Escambia County Health Department, said he may need to cut the county's water supply if the Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant loses power for any real length of time. The Main Street plant is totally dependent on the Gulf Power Co. for power. It was without power for three days after Hurricane Ivan. Raw sewage spilled from manholes and lift stations, mostly in downtown Pensacola, immediately after the storm.

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Santa Rosa EOC is reporting that the Milton Community Center shelter, at 5629 Byrom Street, in Milton, is full.

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Also, Santa Rosa County has closed the Garcon Point Bridge, and expects to close all bridges in and out of the county by around noon.

Water already at berm on Pensacola Beach

From the Pensacola News-Journal Storm Blog

The water already is approaching the protective berm along Pensacola Beach, said Bob West, public safety director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority. And, he said, that's not a good sign for beach businesses and homes in advance of Dennis' predicted storm surge of 14 to 17 feet.

"And we're still a ways away from landfall," said a puffy-eyed West from Escambia County's Emergency Operations Center this morning.
"We're going to have a bad problem."

West said the berm, though the same in size as it was before Ivan hit, has no vegetation on it and won't be able to protect the beach from the storm surge as well as it did during Ivan.

"That's why it can't compare to Ivan's berm, not even close," he said. "That's a real concern for us. You saw what it did to Navarre Beach with Arlene. At least we have a berm, but we're still going to take a big hit. Without the berm, it would have been a totally different story. We'll continue to watch it and see what it does."

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Also want to let you know that the Navarre Beach Bridge has been closed, as well.

Okaloosa County Curfew

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory curfew beginning at 6:00 p.m. Sunday for all south Okaloosa County. This curfew is in affect for all of Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Okaloosa Island, Shalimar, Cinco Bayou, Niceville, Valparaiso, Mary Esther and all unincorporated areas south of the Shoal River. The curfew will be in affect until further notice. • The curfew is being enacted to provide public safety access to emergency calls, damage assessments and immediate recovery efforts.

Shelter Information: 9 a.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 2,348 people and can hold a total of 8,416 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 323)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 142)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Filled to Capacity)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 295)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 415)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 193)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 150)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 160)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 78 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 65)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 140)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 249 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 249)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 109)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 7)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 105)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 391 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 383)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 951 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 478)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 395)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 78)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
Max persons: 1,000

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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 20 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 38)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 130)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 39 shelters
Total special needs population: 334 persons
Total population: 5,528 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 42,430

Ft. Walton Beach Water Information

The city of Fort Walton Beach has started to shut off the water in the city limits south of U.S. 98 to protect the water supply.

2 new shelters in Ala.

There is now a shelter open this morning in Conecuh County:

Milledgeville Zion AME Church, in Evergreen, AL.

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There is now a shelter open this morning in Monroe County:

Monroe County High School, AL.

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Target store employees should call 800-888-0333 to find out when they are to return to work.

Shelter Information: 8 a.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 2,348 people and can hold a total of 8,416 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 323)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 142)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Filled to Capacity)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 295)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 415)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 193)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 150)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 160)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 78 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 65)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 140)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 249 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 249)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 109)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 7)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 105)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 391 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 383)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 257 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 215)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 0)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 42)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 20 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 38)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 130)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 39 shelters
Total special needs population: 334 persons
Total population: 4,834 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 41,430

Mobile County Evacuation Pick-up Points

Mobile County Evacuation Pick-up Points

Belle Fountain/Hollingers Island/Fowl River-St. Phillips Church

Downtown Mobile-DHR/Food Stamp Bldg. at Congress and Broad

Plateau/Magazine-Plateau Community Center

Saraland-Saraland Municipal Center

Creola-Creola Town Hall

Dog River-B C Rain

Transportation for evacuation will be between 7am and 8 am. A bus will depart from these areas and WILL NOT RETURN.

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The Escambia Bay Bridge is closed until further notice.

Shelter Information: 1 a.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 2,348 people and can hold a total of 8,416 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 323)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 142)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Filled to Capacity)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 295)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 415)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 193)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 150)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 160)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 78 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 65)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 140)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 249 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 249)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 109)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 7)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 105)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 391 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 383)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 257 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 215)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 0)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 42)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 20 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 38)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 130)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 39 shelters
Total special needs population: 325 persons
Total population: 4,834 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 41,430

Calhoun and Jackson County Evacuations

I'm not sure if these were posted already, so I'm posting them again:

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Calhoun County has issued a voluntary evacuation of people living in low-lying areas and mobile homes starting at 6 a.m. Saturday

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Jackson County has issued a mandatory evacuation of people living in low-lying areas and mobile homes starting on Saturday evening.

BREAKING NEWS: New Mandatory Evacuations

WJHG-TV is reporting that a mandatory evacuation order has been issued in Franklin County for all barrier islands, including St. George and Dog Islands, Alligator Point, all low-lying areas and all mobile homes. However, no shelters are being opened in Franklin County. Liberty and Wakulla Counties have shelters open; please see the shelter information list below for the location of those shelters.

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Also, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is suspending all alcohol sales in the county, starting at 2 a.m. Sunday.

2 more shelters in Escambia County, AL

Two more shelters have been opened in Escambia County, AL, in addition to W.S. Neal High School. The two new shelters are:

-- Brewton Elementary School, in Brewton, AL.

-- Little Escambia Baptist Church, in Flomaton, AL.

Stay tuned for more information.

Hurricane John

Airport Closings

Hi everyone, I just wanted to run down the list of airport closings that I know of:

-- Destin Airport is closed as of 10 p.m. tonight and will remain closed on Sunday.
-- Dothan Regional Airport is closed as of 7 p.m. tonight and will remain closed on Sunday.
-- Marathon Airport has been closed all day. I am not sure if it is reopening tomorrow or Monday.
-- Mobile Regional Airport has been closed all day and will remain closed on Sunday.
-- Key West International Airport has been closed all day and will remain closed on Sunday. It is scheduled to reopen on Monday.
-- Panama City-Bay County International Airport is closed as of 8:55 p.m. tonight and will remain closed on Sunday.
-- Pensacola Regional Airport is closed as of 10 p.m. tonight and will remain closed on Sunday.

New shelter in Baldwin County

WKRG-TV is reporting that Baldwin County High School in Bay Minette is open as a shelter of last resort. People should try to evacuate north before going there.

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Also, the Wave Transit System has suspended all service for tomorrow, July 10.

Shelter Information: Midnight

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 2,298 people and can hold a total of 8,216 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Filled to Capacity)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 323)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 1,859

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 142)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535
Max persons: 547

Ferry Pass Middle (Filled to Capacity)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 295)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577
Max persons: 802

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 415)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 2,633

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 193)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 514

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 150)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 286

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 160)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 955

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 35 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 22)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 140)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 22 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 22)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 90)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 7)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 105)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 257 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 215)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 0)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 42)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 20 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 249)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Washington County: 1 shelter

Chipley High School (Current Pop.: 130)
680 2nd Street
Chipley, FL 32428
Max people: 1,495

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Total shelters opened: 39 shelters
Total special needs population: 325 persons
Total population: 4,403 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 41,430

Gulf Power Spokesman On Outages

John Hutchinson, indicated that the current power outages that are being experienced were intermittent and due to the normal levels of rain and lightening. Power crews will be attempting to fix the current outages as the squall lines ease up.

He also indicated that while we would be having services restored as quickly as possible after the hurricane moves out of here. He thought that restorations would be slowed by the extreme heat that we will be experiencing.

He said that he had over 3000 personel that would be entering the area from other power companies as soon as the storm has passed to help with restoration of services.

Hospital Information

Providence Hospital has implemented its severe weather plan and will lock down the building at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. After 10 a.m., the only access to the hospital will be through the Emergency Department.

I also want to remind you that Lower Keys Medical Center and Sacred Heart Hospital of the Emerald Coast are closed, including the ER dept., due to Dennis.

However, South Baldwin Regional Medical Center has said that it's ER dept. will remain open throughout the storm.

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Also of note, Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (MAWSS) will be closed Monday, July 11.

New shelter/College closing

WKRG-TV is reporting that Escambia County, AL, has opened a shelter at:

W.S. Neal High School
Brewton/Flomaton

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Also, WKRG-TV is reporting that Bishop State Community College will be closed Monday.

Shelter Information: 10 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 2,211 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 273)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 323)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 172)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 180)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 295)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 415)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 193)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 150)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 160)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 35 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 22)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 140)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 22 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 22)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 90)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 7)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 105)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 0)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 15)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 20 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 249)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 38 shelters
Total special needs population: 325 persons
Total population: 4,207 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 39,935

Baptist LifeFlight Suspends Service

Baptist LifeFlight has left the Pensacola and Mobile area until it can
safely return once the high winds and rains of Hurricane Dennis no longer threaten Northwest Florida and South Alabama.

LifeFlight I and LifeFlight II suspended service at 7 p.m. Saturday. By
departing the area, which is expected to bear the brunt of the Category 3 hurricane, the two helicopters will remain safe and better able to serve the community in the storm’s aftermath, said Baptist LifeFlight Program Director Kevin Stanhope.

LifeFlight 1, which normally is based in Pensacola, is being sheltered in Lafayette, La., while LifeFlight II, which is based in Mobile, has gone to Jacksonville.

Closings

Washington County, FL, EOC has announced that both county offices and school offices are going to be closed on Monday.

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The City of Gulf Breeze will institute a city-wide curfew after the storm from Sunday, July 10 at 6 p.m. to Monday, July 11 at noon.

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Eglin Federal Credit Union will be closed on Monday.

Shelther Information: 9 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 3 shelters

So far, 637 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 249)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 388)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

Tommy Smith E.S. (Current Pop.: 0)
5044 Tommy Smith Way
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 1,758

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 13 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 0)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 1 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 48)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 7)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 245)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the 3 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

SS Dixon Intermediate School (Current Pop.: 0)
5540 Education Dr
Pace, FL 32571

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle (Current Pop.: 15)
5500 Education Drive
Pace, FL 32439
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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 20 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 10)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 4)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 38 shelters
Total special needs population: 325 persons
Total population: 2,285 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 39,935

Water/Eglin AFB/Prichard Curfew

The City of Prichard has put a curfew into effect from 10 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. Sunday.

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Pace Water System is shutting off the water at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning to low-lying areas.

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Eglin Air Force Base has declared HURCON 2.

BREAKING NEWS: Two Mobile shelters at capacity

WKRG-TV is reporting that two Mobile County shelters are at capacity:

-- McDavid Jones Elementary

-- Theodore High School

Also, the City of Prichard is opening City Hall as a seniors-only shelter tonight at 7 p.m. (Seniors is designated as anyone over 50). Anyone who needs a ride to the shelter should call 342-2883. There are no provisions for special needs.

Shelter Information: 7 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 2 shelters

So far, 358 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 235)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 123)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 13 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 13)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 0)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 1 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 48)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 7)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 245)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 58 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 58)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 2 shelters

Currently, the 2 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle
5500 Education Drive (Current Pop.: 15)
Pace, FL 32439

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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 15 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 8)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 4)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 36 shelters
Total special needs population: 321 persons
Total population: 2,004 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 38,177

Dothan Airport Closing/Millry Curfew

This is from the Dothan ABC station

The Dothan Regional Airport will close Saturday following the departure of the 7:00 p.m. flight to Atlanta.

The airport will remain closed through Sunday and will reopen in advance of the 10:18 a.m. flight Monday.

Passengers with questions should contact Delta at 1-800-221-1212.

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City of Millry, Mobile County has put a curfew into effect starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday until further notice.

Satsuma Curfew/Choctaw County Shelters

Curfews:

City of Satsuma, Mobile County - In effect from 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. tomorrow morning and then from hurricane landfall tomorrow until 6 a.m. Monday.

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New Ala. shelters:

Two new shelters in Choctaw County, Alabama, will be opening at 9 a.m. Sunday:

South Choctaw Elementary on Hwy 10 in Butler

Choctaw Elementary on Tom Orr Drive in Butler

Shelter List: 6 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. Most likely, the shelters will start to fill up now that Dennis is strengthening.

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Bay County: 2 shelters

So far, 358 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 235)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 123)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Collier County: 1 shelter

PALMETTO RIDGE HS (Current Pop.: 26)
1655 VICTORY LANE
NAPLES, FL 34120

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 0 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 0)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 0)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 1 person at 2 shelters, out of a possible 750 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 14)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 2 shelters

There are 14 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 3,400 that could be sheltered there.

Manatee High School (Current Pop.: 14)
1000 32nd Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Max persons: 3,200

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 0)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 246)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 245)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 27 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 27)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 2 shelters

Currently, the 2 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle
5500 Education Drive (Current Pop.: 15)
Pace, FL 32439

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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 15 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 8)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 4)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 38 shelters
Total special needs population: 312 persons
Total population: 1,980 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 39,104

Goverment, Supermarket Closings/More Curfews

The Escambia County Health Dept. has closed all clinics in the county for Monday.

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The following Winn-Dixie stores are closed as of 3 p.m.:

251 Key Deer Blvd., Big Pine Key, FL
981 US Hwy 98, Destin, FL
13109 Sorrento Rd (Liquor Store), Perdido Key, FL
130 Old Hwy 98, Destin, FL
5827D Hwy 90 W, Theodore, AL
Hwy 59 & 16th St, Gulf Shores, AL
25405 Perdido Blvd, Orange Beach, AL
23200 Front Beach Rd, Panama City, FL (Liquor Store)
17184 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL
17186 Front Beach Rd (Liquor Store), Panama City Beach, FL
2533 Thomas Dr, Panama City, FL

They are expected to remain closed tomorrow.

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Baldwin County - The governor of Alabama, Gov. Riley, has ordered a curfew for all of Baldwin County from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. until further notice. This overrules any other curfews put into place.

City of Creola, Mobile County - Curfew starting at 9 p.m. tonight to 5 a.m. Sunday morning.

Walton Co. News Release/Curfews

Notes from the latest Walton County News Release:

-- The Wal-Mart supercenter on Highway 331 south is closing at 4 p.m.

-- The Winn-Dixie store on 331 south is closing at 7 p.m.

-- The Thriftway supermarket on Highway 90 is closing at 8 p.m.

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Curfews:

-- City of Bay Minette, Baldwin County - midnight tonight to 6 a.m. Monday

-- Cities of Daphne, Fairhope & Spanish Fort, Baldwin County: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. until further notice.

-- Santa Rosa County: 6 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday and then from sundown to sunrise until further notice.

-- Town of Chatom, Washington County: 1 p.m. Sunday until further notice.

Shelter Information: 5 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open.

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Bay County: 2 shelters

So far, 191 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 68)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 123)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Collier County: 1 shelter

PALMETTO RIDGE HS (Current Pop.: 26)
1655 VICTORY LANE
NAPLES, FL 34120

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 0 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 0)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 0)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 3 shelters

There are 0 persons at 3 shelters, out of a possible 1,450 that could be sheltered there.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Kate Sullivan Elementary School
927 Miccosukee Rd.
Tallahassee, FL 32308

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 2 shelters

There are 3 persons at 3 shelters, out of a possible 3,400 that could be sheltered there.

Manatee High School (Current Pop.: 3)
1000 32nd Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Max persons: 3,200

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 0)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 297)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 3)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 4 shelters

There are 27 persons at 4 shelters, out of a possible 13,653 that could be sheltered there.

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 27)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

Dunedin Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
896 Union Street
Dunedin, FL
Max persons: 6,000

John Hopkins Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
701 16th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Max persons: 4,800

Seminole Middle School (Current Pop.: 0)
8701 131st St. North
Seminole, FL 33776
Max persons: 1,528

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Santa Rosa County: 2 shelters

Currently, the 2 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle
5500 Education Drive (Current Pop.: 15)
Pace, FL 32439

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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 15 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 5)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 150)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 39 shelters
Total special needs population: 312 persons
Total population: 1,539 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 39,104

2 Alabama Shelters Opening

Baldwin County is opening another shelter at 5 p.m.:

Fairhope Elementary School

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Mobile County has decided to open up another shelter at 4 p.m.:

Meadowlake Elementary, in Theodore

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More information as it becomes available.

Hurricane John

More Closings

-- Okaloosa Gas District offices are closed through Monday. (WEAR-TV)

-- Pensacola Power women's football verus Chatanooga has been moved to tonight at 6 p.m. at Escambia High School. (WEAR-TV)

-- The Navy Commissary & Exchange at the Naval Air Station Whiting Field is closed as of 1 p.m. today. (WEAR-TV)

-- Faulkner State Community College day and evening classes are cancelled for Monday, July 11th. Any employee who can safely do so is asked to report to work on Monday to assist with clean up and damage assessment.

-- All Baldwin County student activities have been cancelled for Monday. An announcement will be made regarding 12-month staff on Sunday.

-- Due to the threat of Hurricane Dennis, the Monday meeting of the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee has been postponed until Monday July 18th. The meeting location has been moved from Westminster Presbyterian Church and will be held at the St. Pius School cafeteria (on Sage Ave. between Airport and Dauphin) at 7:00pm.

Shelter Information: 4 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open.

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Bay County: 2 shelters

So far, 191 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 68)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 123)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

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Calhoun County: 1 shelter

(Special Needs)
Calhoun Senior Citizens Center (Current Pop.: 0)
16859 N E Cayson St
Blountstown, 32424
Max persons: 50

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Collier County: 1 shelter

PALMETTO RIDGE HS (Current Pop.: 26)
1655 VICTORY LANE
NAPLES, FL 34120

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 2 shelters

There are 0 persons at 2 shelters, out of a possible 2,300 that could be sheltered there.

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

(Special Needs)
Florida State Hospital (Current Pop.: 0)
Highway 90
Chattahoochee, FL
Max persons: 100

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Holmes County: 1 shelter

Poplar Springs High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3720 Tillman Rd.
Graceville, FL, 32440

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 0)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 2 shelters

There are 0 people in these shelters, and they can hold up to 750 people.

Florida High School (Current Pop.: 0)
3000 School House Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Max Persons: 350

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 2 shelters

Currently, both shelters have 2 people checked into, but can hold 3,400 people.

Manatee High School (Current Pop.: 2)
1000 32nd Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Max persons: 3,200

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 0)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 297)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 3)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 27)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 2 shelters

Currently, the 2 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle
5500 Education Drive (Current Pop.: 15)
Pace, FL 32439

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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 15 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 5)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 150)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 35 shelters
Total special needs population: 291 persons
Total population: 1,538 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 26,776

Gulf Power warns customers of possible lengthy outages

Something to prepare for mentally: You might be without power for several weeks if Hurricane Dennis hits Northwest Florida or the Alabama coastline.

Employees will work hard at restoration, but Gulf Power Co. customers should expect power outages for as long as three weeks, said company spokesman John Hutchinson in a Saturday report.

“Right now Dennis is an extremely dangerous storm, and we want our customers to have realistic expectations,” Hutchinson said.

Gulf Power’s 1,400 employees are prepared for storm duty as well as outside utility crews, according to the report.

More than 3,300 outside workers committed their help, Hutchinson said.

Based on the hurricane time line, crews will spend late Sunday and early Monday assessing the damage.

Crews have to restore power to the main lines that bring electricity from the generator plants to population centers first, so customers should not expect to see utility trucks in their neighborhoods immediately after the storm.

Call (800) GU-POWER if your neighborhood is without power for a long time.

Message from Fred Small, Mayor of Daphne, AL

MESSAGE FROM MAYOR FRED SMALL

To: Citizens of Daphne
From: Mayor Fred Small

Date: July 9, 2005, 10:30 A.M.

Mayor Small “If at all possible please evacuate and go North or West, the City of Daphne can not guarantee your safety. I-65 has been 4 laned to allow a quick exit. Hurricane Dennis is supposed to intensify. The city will enforce a curfew tonight July 9, 2005 from 9:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. The curfew will remain in effect until further notice. During the storm Daphne Police Department and Fire Department will not respond to an emergency. You are on your own. If you have any medical condition that may warrant an emergency, please evacuate now!!!”

Evacuate Now!!!

If you do not leave, the City of Daphne is going to open ashelter of last resort. The shelter will be at Daphne Elementary East. This shelter is located on County Road 13 and just South of Whispering Pines Road. The shelter will open at 6:00 P.M. July 9, 2005. If you have special needs, you must provide for these special needs on your own. You must bring your own water, food, medicine and bedding. These items will not be provided during the storm. As the shelter fills up, the City of Daphne will open additional shelters as needed.

For Shelter Volunteers please contact Councilwoman Cathy Barnette. Her phone numbers are the following: 251-379-0462 cell or 251-626-0557. Volunteers are not expected to work the entire time but should be prepared to stay the entire time. Water will be supplied but you should plan on bring your food, bedding material, medication and quiet activities.

If you have debris from the last tropical storms, please contact the City of Daphne at 251-621-9000. The City of Daphne will have curbside pickup for today until 8:00 P.M.

The City of Daphne City Hall will be open today July 9, 2005 until 6:00 P.M. The City of Daphne switchboard (251) 621-9000 will reopen on July 10, 2005 at 8:00 A.M. and will remain open until the Hurricane Dennis intensifies.

PLEASE EVACUATE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shelter Information: 2 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open.

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Bay County: 2 shelters

So far, 191 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 68)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 123)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

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Collier County: 1 shelter

PALMETTO RIDGE HS (Current Pop.: 26)
1655 VICTORY LANE
NAPLES, FL 34120

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 1 shelter

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 0)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 1 shelter

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Manatee County: 2 shelters

Currently, both shelters have 2 people checked into, but can hold 3,400 people.

Manatee High School (Current Pop.: 2)
1000 32nd Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Max persons: 3,200

MTI-East (Current Pop.: 0)
5520 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard
Bradenton, FL 34203
Max people: 200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 297)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 3)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 27)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 2 shelters

Currently, the 2 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle
5500 Education Drive (Current Pop.: 15)
Pace, FL 32439

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Sarasota County: 2 shelters

So far, 15 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,682 people

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

Pineview School (Current Pop.: 5)
501 Old Venice Road
Venice, FL
Max persons: 1,932

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 207)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 30 shelters
Total special needs population: 180 persons
Total population: 1,595 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 25,276

Updates from Walton County EOC

The Sacred Heart Hospital of the Emerald Coast is closed. Destin Urgent Care Center on Highway 98 is closing at 7 p.m.

Walton County Animal Control will not pick up any more animals after 4 p.m.

All alcohol sales are suspended after 10 p.m. tonight.

Santa Rosa County Press Release

Santa Rosa County is under a Hurricane Warning.
(Citizen Information Lines are open: 850-983-5280, 1-800-225-7421) Visit our County website/emergency website: www.santarosa.fl.gov; and www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency.

There will be a Press Conference daily at 11:30 a.m.

The Board of County Commissioners have called a Special Meeting to discuss post-Hurricane Dennis on Monday, July 11th at 4 p.m., at the Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton.

All Santa Rosa County offices will be closed on Monday, July 11th. County employees should report to designated locations or their supervisors when conditions allow.

VOLUNTEERS: Citizens wishing to volunteer should contact the Citizen's Information Line, 983-5280 to register availability.
The Santa Rosa County Volunteer Center will open Monday, July 11th at 8 a.m. Currently the location is the RSVP Center at 6294 Buck Skin Drive, off North Dogwood Drive. Call-983-5220 for information.

Governor Jeb Bush has declared a State of Emergency for Florida (Executive Order # 05-139)
For full details go to www.myflorida.com (Executive Orders)

Citizen Information Lines are open, 983-5280, 1-800-225-7421.
Please visit our websites; www.santarosa.fl.gov; and www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency for emerging information.
A local state of emergency is in effect for Santa Rosa County.

The Santa Rosa County Commission Committee-of-the-Whole scheduled on July 11th has been cancelled.

Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations has activated to Level I (Full-Activation).

POSTAL SERVICE: Mail will not be delivered today by the Navarre and Gulf Breeze Post Office. Milton will have limited delivery today.

Tolls on the Garcon Point Bridge have been lifted until further notice by order of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

Evacuation Order: Evacuation Order for Navarre Beach, mobile homes, campgrounds and low-lying areas is in effect.
Hurricane Category 1, 2, 3 and 4 evacuation zones is in effect.
Make EVACUATION PLANS NOW. (Residents deciding to evacuate should plan on remaining out of area for at least three days to allow relief supplies to reach impacted areas within the county. A reminder to evacuees, bridges are closed upon arrival of Tropical Storm Force Winds.)

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has set up and is manning a phone bank for motorists seeking information should Hurricane Dennis strike the area. Live personnel are standing by 24/7 to answer calls related to detours, roads closures and other transportation related issue. The toll free number is 888-638-0250 extension 637.

(For information: “Spirit of Suwanee Camp Ground at I-10, Hwy.129, (Approx. 70 miles east of Tallahassee) has shelter and will offer free camping for duration of storm. (POC-Robin White, (386)-364-1683, cell #-(386)-867-1804.)

AIRLINE TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
Continental will operate flights until 6:00 p.m. today.
Delta Air Lines: Today, the last Atlanta flight will depart at 12:20 p.m. (flight 704). Flight 226 that would have left for Atlanta at 2:01 p.m. and flight 1624 have been cancelled. The last Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection flight for Saturday is flight 5413 to New York (JFK) departing at 12:52 p.m.
Northwest Airlink will operate flights today.
US Airways/US Airways Express will operate their flights Saturday. US Airways has added an extra flight on today, Saturday afternoon departing at 2:00 p.m. (flight 8850) and their last flight will be at 4:00 p.m. (flight 2769).
Travelers are advised to make any travel changes by telephone, and should not come out to the airport before contacting their airlines.
AirTran Airways 1-800-247-8726
American Eagle 1-800-433-7300
Continental Airways 1-800-525-0280
Delta Air Lines 1-800-221-1212
Northwest 1-800-225-2525
US Airways 1-800-428-4322
Contact information for all airlines serving the Pensacola Regional Airport is available by visiting www.flypensacola.com.

(“Visit Florida”, 1-800-287-8598, is available to assist in finding hotel/motel accommodations.)

Santa Rosa Schools; Santa Rosa Schools and District offices will be closed Monday, July 11th.
Santa Rosa Community School/Summer Camp will be closed on Monday July 11th.

Milton Community Center, 5629 Byrom Street, Milton is now open for those desiring shelter. Special Needs Shelter is Sims Middle School and is open. SS Dixon Intermediate School, 5540 Education Drive, Pace, will open at 3 p.m. today. (When reporting to a shelter, people are encouraged to bring the following items: ID, sleeping bag or bedding, prescription drugs, special dietary items, flashlight, change of clothing, rain gear, infant needs, small toys/games for children, personal snacks and a good book. Due to health and safety regulations, pets and alcohol are not allowed in Red Cross Shelters.

The below listed sites have been pre-identified as POTENTIAL distribution/comfort station sites for residents following the passage of Hurricane Dennis.
Opening of selected sites will be announced as they become operational.
Residents are asked not to queue up and clog roadways until sites are ready for service.

Points of Distribution
Gulf Breeze Middle School
Chumuckla Elementary
King Middle School
Navarre High School
Pace High School
Tiger Point Recreation Center
Hickory Hammock Baptist Church
Jay Community Center
Munson Elementary

Comfort Stations
Chumuckla Community Center
Pace Assembly of God
Community Life Center (GBUMC, Midway)
Hickory Hammock Baptist Church
Navarre Sports Complex
Munson Fire Dept/Forestry Center
Milton High School

Contractors are urged to remove all missile hazards from their building sites prior to the arrival of Tropical Storm Force winds.

Navarre Beach Information: The door-to-door evacuation notifications have been completed on Navarre Beach at 09:30 a.m.
Navarre Beach Water and Sewer will discontinue service at 4:00 pm Saturday July 9.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office will enact a curfew beginning on Sunday at 6 p.m. until Monday at 12 noon.
After that period of continuous curfew, the regular curfew will be from sunup to sundown until further notice.

RED CROSS INFORMATION: All Red Cross Volunteers that have not been contacted are asked to please contact their local Red Cross office as soon as possible.

ROADS: Traffic Conditions throughout Santa Rosa County are still clear with no congestion at last report.

NAS WHITING INFORMATION
In preparation for Hurricane Dennis, Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) will close the East Gate located on East Gate Road, off of Munson Highway is closed until further notice.
The Navy Exchange and Commissary, located on the base, will close
3 p.m., Saturday, July 9th until further notice. Eligible patrons (active duty, reserve, retired) will be notified via local media regarding the reopening of these facilities.
NASWF military and civilian personnel are asked to stay in contact with supervisors and monitor local radio and television stations for updates concerning base status, closings and reopenings.
For further information, contact Patrick Nichols, NASWF Public Affairs at (850) 623-7652, ext 129.
COURT INFORMATION
As a result of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Dennis, Chief Judge Kim Skievaski has announced that all courts of the First Judicial Circuit will be closed Monday, July 11, 2005.

City of Gulf Breeze:
The City of Gulf Breeze is under a voluntary evacuation, but residents are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last minute, as area bridges will close as weather dictates.
This will make Highway 98 the main traffic corridor, and traffic is expected to increase. More evacuation details will be issued as they develop.
Sandbags are available at the South Santa Rosa Recreation Center, 800 Shoreline Dr., until 9 p.m. Friday, with a limit of 20 bags per individual. Bags can be obtained in the front office of the recreation center and can be bagged by the individual. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday and will remain open as weather permits, until 9 p.m.
The recreation center (including summer camp) will be closed Sunday and Monday. After the storm, a decision will be made as to when it can reopen. It will reopen as soon as possible after the storm.
It is anticipated that water service provided by the City of Gulf Breeze will be turned off in low-lying areas Saturday morning. Residents are encouraged to take appropriate measures (fill bath tubs and other containers, etc.) tonight.
The official City of Gulf Breeze radio station, 89.7 FM, is broadcasting live updates continuously.
For any questions or needs, the City of Gulf Breeze City Hall will be open 24 hours at the following phone numbers: 850-934-5115 and 850-934-5100.

City of Milton:
Water and Sewer will be turned off to all low-lying areas beginning at 9 a.m. July 10th.
Areas include but are not limited to:
Patterson Town area
Munson Road area from Alabama St. to Roeville
Ferris Hill area
The Roeville water tank system tank will be valved off at approximately 9 a.m. on noon Sunday. Residents are asked to use the water sparingly as there will be a limited amount of water storage in the tank.
All city related questions should be directed to: 983-5400.

Santa Rosa County Landfill, Da Lisa Road, will be closed until further notice.

Bay County Press Release

Bay County to fully activate Emergency Operations Center
Public Information Office
Date Posted: 7/9/2005

PRESS RELEASE July 9, 2005
CONTACT: Catherine M. Zehner
Community Outreach/Intergovernmental Relations
(850) 784-6198 or cell: (850) 819-4310

In preparation for Hurricane Dennis¡¦ landfall early Sunday morning, Bay County officials will fully activate the Emergency Operations Center effective 7 p.m. CDT. State recovery officials are already staffing the EOC in anticipation of support that will be needed after the storm, said Bay County Emergency Operations Chief Bob Majka.

The Bay County Commission Friday afternoon declared a state of emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation order for all evacuation zones effective at 7 a.m. Saturday. Officials opened two shelters at 7 a.m. Saturday. Merritt Brown Middle School, located at 5044 Merritt Brown Way, will serve as the general population shelter. Dean Bozeman School, located at 13410 Highway 77 in Panama City will serve as the special needs shelter for residents who have pre-registered with Bay County. Those seeking shelter need to bring with them a photo ID, bedding and any medications they are currently taking.

Additionally, officials are strongly advising citizens to stay sheltered and off the roads beginning at midnight Saturday due to the threat of tornadoes spun off by the first feeder bands of Hurricane Dennis. Lodging information for Alabama may be obtained by calling the Alabama Tourism and Travel Office at (800) 252-2262. Georgia lodging information may be obtained by calling the Georgia Tourism Office at (800) 847-4842, which will direct callers to local visitors¡¦ bureaus in requested cities.

In other news:
„X The Bay County Council on Aging will provide transportation to the Red Cross shelters to any transportation disadvantaged, elderly or medically-needy citizens until 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9. Contact the Council on Aging at 769-3468 for assistance.

„X The Panama City-Bay County International Airport will cease operations at 8:55 p.m. Travelers with tickets should call their airlines to make reschedule flights. Rental car customers should contact the rental company to make alternate arrangements;

„X The Frank Nelson Bridge, also known locally as the ¡§Tarpon Dock Bridge¡¨ located at 200 E. Beach Drive will be lowered and locked for the duration of the storm after winds reach a sustained speed of 39 m.p.h.;

„X All Gulf Coast Community College courses have been cancelled through Monday, July 11;
„X All Bay County Court operations will be closed through Monday, July 11, and no jurors need to report for duty the week of July 11.

Residents may access the latest information from Bay County on the main page of the County¡¦s Web site at www.co.bay.fl.us. Additionally, citizens may call Florida¡¦s Emergency Information Line at (800) 342-3557 for continually-updated information.

Residents who evacuate may also call the County¡¦s automated information line at (877) 582-7977 for information on when the evacuation order will be lifted.

Residents are advised to ascertain which evacuation zone and flood zones they are in. The evacuation map is printed in Bay County phone books. Evacuation and surge zone maps are also available and may be printed from the Bay County Emergency Management Department¡¦s Web site at http://bcem/co.bay.fl.us.

Residents may also use the Geographical Information System Web site at www.pcbaygis.com to get more detailed information about their property.
„X Click on ¡§Interactive Map¡¨
„X Click on ¡§Launch Map Viewer¡¨
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Alabama Shelters

In Mobile County, the following shelters are now open:

Baker High School (including Special Needs)

LeFlore High School

McDavid Jones Elementary

Satsuma High School

Theodore High School

Semmes Middle School

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In Clarke County, the following shelters are opening at 2:30 p.m. today:

Grove Hill Elementary

Jackson High School

Thomasville Elementary

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In Washington County, AL, the following shelter is now open:

Adams Community Center, Chatom

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In Baldwin County, the following shelter is opening at 6 p.m.:

Daphne East Elementary

The special needs shelters are open at Fairhope & Foley satellite courthouses

More Closings/Water Info

All Baldwin County Schools are closed on Monday.

Remington College is closed until further notice.

Faulker State Community College has cancelled all classes for Monday.

The Navy Federal Credit Union is closed until further notice.

All locations of Pensacola Pediatrics are closed Monday.

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The East Milton Water System is turning the water off on Wardbasen Rd. to the Elementary School south on Sunday.

More Closings/Bankhead Tunnel Info

(This information is courtesy WTKX-FM)

The PetSmart on Davis Highway in Pensacola has pet carriers and crates. They will be open until noon today.

The Walmart in Pace, FL, is closing at 2 p.m. today.

The West Marine on Davis Highway in Pensacola has fuel tanks, coolers, batteries, propane tanks, flashlights and tarps left. They are open until at least noon today.

The Kelly Clarkson concert, scheduled for July 12th at the Pensacola Civic Center, has been postponed.

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Also, the Bankhead Tunnel in Mobile is now closed. They want to sandbag the entrances to the tunnel so that it does not flood.

Shelter Information - 1 p.m.

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open.

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Bay County: 2 shelters

So far, 191 people have checked into the shelters, which can hold 2,122 people.

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 68)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

Merritt Brown (Current Pop.: 123)
5601 Merritt Brown Road
Panama City, FL 32404
Max persons: 2,022

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Collier County: 1 shelter

PALMETTO RIDGE HS (Current Pop.: 26)
1655 VICTORY LANE
NAPLES, FL 34120

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 1 shelter

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

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Jackson County: 1 shelter

Marianna High School (Current Pop.: 0)
2979 Daniels Street
Marianna, FL 32446
Max persons: 1,060

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Leon County: 1 shelter

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

Manatee High School (Current Pop.: 14)
1000 32nd Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Max persons: 3,200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 297)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 3)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 27)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 1 shelter

Currently, the 2 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle
5500 Education Drive (Current Pop.: 15)
Pace, FL 32439

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Sarasota County: 1 shelter

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 207)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 27 shelters
Total special needs population: 180 persons
Total population: 1,602 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 23,184

Okaloosa County Updates

We just received a press breifing from the Okaloosa County EOC. Here are some of the details:

- Okaloosa County government offices will be closed on Monday.

- The Okaloosa County Airport will close after the 6:00 p.m. flight on Saturday.

- Destin Airport will allow no traffic in or out after 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Shelter Information: 12 p.m. July 9

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open. I will update the list hourly:

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Bay County: 1 shelter

Bozeman Learning Center (Current Pop.: 15)
13410 Highway 77
Southport, FL 32409
Max persons: 100

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Collier County: 1 shelter

PALMETTO RIDGE HS (Current Pop.: 26)
1655 VICTORY LANE
NAPLES, FL 34120

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 619 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507
Max persons: 2,479

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 58)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514
Max persons: 305

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Max persons: 4,000

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 50)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514
Max persons: 200

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Max persons: 1,250

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526
Max persons: 977

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Gadsden County: 1 shelter

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

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Lee County: 1 shelter

Pine Island United Methodist Church (Current Pop.: 0)
5701 Pine Island Rd
Bokeelia, FL 33922
Max persons: 150

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Leon County: 1 shelter

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

Manatee High School (Current Pop.: 0)
1000 32nd Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Max persons: 3,200

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Miami-Dade County: 1 shelter (Lower Keys residents)

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 297)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 3)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters

Currently, the shelters are holding 38 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 5)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 11)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 1 shelter

Currently, the 2 shelters are holding 170 people.

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

(Special Needs)
Sims Middle
5500 Education Drive (Current Pop.: 15)
Pace, FL 32439

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Sarasota County: 1 shelter

Oak Park School (Current Pop.: 10)
7285 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34241
Max persons: 750

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Wakulla County: 1 shelter

Crawfordville Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
379 Aaron Rd
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Max persons: 650

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 207)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 26 shelters
Total special needs population: 217 persons
Total population: 1,410 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 20,062

More Closings

Smurfit-Stone's Panama City Mill will curtail operations at 7 p.m. Saturday due to Hurricane Dennis. Employees scheduled to report after that time should not do so until further notification.

Jay Hospital-Lakeview Center will implement its hurricane operations at 11 p.m. tonight and will resume normal operations on Tuesday.

All Pensacola-area Wal-Marts are closing by 6 p.m., staff permitting.

Eastern Shore Center Mall (Spanish Fort) is closed today.

Shelter Information

From the Florida Emergency Operations Center, here are all the shelters that are listed as open.

Collier County: 1 shelter

PALMETTO RIDGE HS
1655 VICTORY LANE
NAPLES, FL 34120

Currently, the shelter has 20 people in it.

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Escambia County: 10 shelters

Currently, all shelters combined have 575 people and can hold a total of 9,211 people.

Bellview Elementary School (Current Pop.: 39)
4425 Belleview Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32526

(Special Needs) Blue Angel Elementary (Current Pop.: 91)
1551 Dog Track Road
Pensacola, FL 32507

Carver Century K-8 (Current Pop.: 60)
440 E. Heckler Road
Century, FL 32535

Ferry Pass Middle (Current Pop.: 60)
8355 Yancy Ave
Pensacola, FL 32514

Molina Park Elementary School (Current Pop.: 52)
899 Highway 97
Pensacola, FL 32577

Pensacola Civic Center (Current Pop.: 131)
201 E Gregory Street
Pensacola, FL 32501

(Special Needs)
Pensacola Junior College Health Center Bldg. 3 (Current Pop.: 4)
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, 32514

Tate High School (Current Pop.: 73)
1771 Tate Road
Cantonment, FL 32533

University of West Florida (Current Pop.: 30)
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514

West Florida High School (Current Pop.: 35)
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, FL 32526

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Gadsden County: 1 shelter

East Gadsden High School (Current Pop.: 0)
27001 Blue Star Memorial Hwy
Midway, FL
Max persons: 2,200

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Lee County: 1 shelter

Pine Island United Methodist Church (Current Pop.: 0)
5701 Pine Island Rd
Bokeelia, FL 33922
Max persons: 150

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Leon County: 1 shelter

Lawton Chiles High School (Current Pop.: 0)
7200 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Max Persons: 400

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Liberty County: 1 shelter

W R Toler Elementary School (Current Pop.: 0)
St Rd 12 S
Bristol, FL
Max persons: 1,000

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Manatee County: 1 shelter

Manatee High School (Current Pop.: 0)
1000 32nd Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Max persons: 3,200

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Miami-Dade County: 2 shelters (FIU for Lower Keys residents)

Currently, both shelters combined have 295 people in them and can hold 2,027 people.

Booker T. Washington Senior (Current Pop.: 12)
1200 NW 6th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Max persons: 1,028

Florida Int'l Univ. (Univ. Park Campus) (Current Pop.: 283)
11200 SW 8th Ave. Univ. Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Max persons: 999

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Monroe County: 1 shelter

Coral Shores High School (Current Pop.: 0)
8991 Old Highway
Tavernier, FL 33070
Max persons: 600

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Okaloosa County: 3 shelters
OKALOOSA

Currently, the shelters are holding 33 people, but can hold up to 500

Antioch Elementary School (Current Pop.: 3)
4700 Whitehurst Ln
Crestview, FL 32536

DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Current Pop.: 0)
6261 OLD BETHEL RD.
CRESTVIEW, FL 32536
Max persons: 500

Kenwood Elementary School (Current Pop.: 30)
15 Eagle Street NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Pinellas County: 1 shelter

Northside Baptist Church (Current Pop.: 11)
6000 38th Ave. North
St Petersburg, FL 33710
Max persons: 1,325

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Santa Rosa County: 1 shelter

Milton Community Center (Current Pop.: 155)
5629 Byrom St.
Milton, FL 32570
Max persons: 400

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Walton County: 1 shelter

Freeport High School (Current Pop.: 200)
12615 US Highway 331 S
Freeport, FL 32439
Max persons: 2,000

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Total shelters opened: 25 shelters
Total special needs population: 99 persons
Total population: 1,289 persons
Max persons allowed in opened shelters: 20,740

More Closings

Sacred Heart Hospitals have cancelled all elective procedures through Monday, July 11 and the diagnostic center and all doctor's offices are closed on Monday.

The Pensacola Historical Society's Family Fun Day program has been postponed from today.

Bank Closings

SunTrust Bank
SunTrust Bank branches Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties plan to reopen for business on Monday, conditions permitting. The ATM systems at these branch locations will continue to be accessible and operational.
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Regions Bank
All Regions Bank branches in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties will be closed Saturday.

Walton County Evacution Updates

A mandatory evacuation of guests in the low lying areas, including those in RV parks or mobile home parks south of Highway 20 has begun at noon on Friday.

A mandatory evacuation for residents living south of Highway 20 has begun at 4 p.m. Friday.

Freeport High School on U.S. 331 north of Freeport will be the nearest shelter for those evacuating. The Shelter has opened as of 4 p.m. Friday.

Update to Washington County Evacuation

The EOC will go to full activation at 10 a.m. this morning.

Also, a General Population Shelter will open at 2 p.m. this afternoon. It is:

Chipley High School
1545 Brickyard Rd., Chipley

Below are the shelters that will open in Pinellas County. Just to reiterate, Pinellas County has recomended that all residents in mobile homes and low-lying areas evacuate:

The following shelters will open at 6 a.m. Saturday:

Palm Harbor University High School, 1900 Omaha St.
Safety Harbor Middle School, 125 7th St. N.
Largo High School, 410 S. Missouri
Pinellas Park High School, 6305 118th Ave. N.
Northside Baptist Church 6000, 38th Ave. N.
Meadowlawn Middle School, 6050 16h St. N.
SPECIAL NEEDS - Dunedin Highland Middle School, 896 Union St.
SPECIAL NEEDS - Seminole Middle School, 6000 70th Ave. N.
SPECIAL NEEDS - John Hopkins Middle School, 701 16th St. S. - (Hospice & Dialysis)

Also, Eckerd College will be closed throughout the weeked.

2 more Closings

Colonial Mall – Bel Air will be closed Saturday and Sunday due to the impending storm.

Crown Products Company will be closed Saturday. Employees should not report to work until further notice, but should check with their immediate supervisor to find out when to return to work.

More Closings

Mobile International Speedway has cancelled Saturday races.

The Panama City, Pensacola and Mobile VA Outpatient clinics are closed on Monday.

All Members First Credit Union offices are closed and Pen Air Federal Credit Union office is closed, as well, tomorrow.

University of Florida Graduate Engineering & Research Center is closed through Monday.

Escambia County Schools in Florida have cancelled all workshops for the week of July 11.

Mobile County Evacuation Order/More Closings

Gov. Bob Riley, with recommendations from emergency management officials, ordered the mandatory evacuation of all of Mobile County, with more than 400,000 residents, and the part of Baldwin County that is south of Interstate 10, a coastal area with about 100,000 people.

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The following SouthTrust Bank will be closed tomorrow:

Baldwin County: Gulf Shores Financial Center, Foley Financial Center, Bay Minnette Financial Center, Fairhope Financial Center, Loxley Financial Center, Lake Forest Financial Center, Daphne Financial Center

Mobile County: Airport/University Financial Center, Saraland Office Financial Center, Tillman’s Corner Financial Center and Cottage Hill Financial Center

The following Wachovia Banks will closed tomorrow:

Pensacola/Gulf Breeze: Cervantes Street Financial Center, Bellview Financial Center,
Cordova Financial Center, New Warrington Financial Center, Northview Financial Center
University Financial Center, Tiger Point Financial Center

Panama City: Panama City Main Financial Center

Marianna: Oak Station Financial Center

Destin/Fort Walton: Mary Esther Financial Center and Crestview Financial Center

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I have confirmed that the University of Mobile is closing at noon tomorrow, not 5 p.m. as originally reported.

University of Mobile, including all residence halls, will close at noon Saturday. M-Fuge summer camp is cancelled July 9-15. "Compass" freshman registration on Tuesday, July 12 is expected to continue. A voice message will be posted on the university’s main telephone line, 251-675-5990.

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Sears Customer Care Network will be closing at 2:00 on Saturday, July 9. Associates should call the Sears Inclement Weatherline for further updates.

Auburn University -- Volleyball and baseball camps which began today and were scheduled to end on Sunday will end at 4 p.m. Saturday. The Jeff Lebo basketball camp set for this weekend and the equestrian camp set for Monday have been postponed and will be rescheduled. The TIGERS engineering camp set for this weekend has been cancelled. The YES science camps’ Monday sessions have been cancelled and sessions will resume when weather permits.

Updated Closings/Evacuations/Lane Reversals

Daytime lane reversal on Interstate 65 on Saturday has been ordered by Gov. Riley. I-65 will close to southbound traffic around 6:00 a.m. Saturday at the Fairview Avenue exit in Montgomery. The initial traffic crossover point for northbound traffic to enter the southbound lanes is located at I-65 just south of State Road 225 in Baldwin County. At 8:00 a.m. the southbound lanes will be opened to northbound traffic. There will not be any lane reversal after Saturday. Also, I-65 southbound will be closed to traffic at the I-85 interchange.

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University and Cordova Malls are closed until further notice.

Winn-Dixie Supermarkets has closed 5 stores in the panhandle for tomorrow: 2 in Destin, 2 in Panama City and 1 in Panama City Beach. They are closed until further notice.

Alliance Laundry Systems Plant is closed for the day shift on Monday.

All Suntrust Banks near Panama City are closed July 9.

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Pensacola Regional Airport

Pensacola Regional Airport is issuing a Terminal Building Closure Time of 10:00 p.m. Saturday evening based upon the current forecast of Hurricane Dennis due to its intensity and speed. The Airport airfield will remain open until unsafe conditions apply.
AirTran Airways will operate their flights on Saturday with an extra aircraft departing at 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning. The last flight will depart at 7:05 p.m. (flight 420)
American Eagle will operate flights Saturday. The last departure to Dallas will be 6:52 p.m. (flight 3436)
Continental will operate flights until 6:00 p.m. Saturday.
Delta Air Lines- the last two inbound flights from Atlanta Friday evening arriving at 8:42 p.m. (flight 731) and 10:47 p.m. (flight 936) will go back to Atlanta Friday at 9:30 p.m. (flight 9869) and 11:30 p.m. (flight 9870). On Saturday, the last Atlanta flight will depart at 12:20 p.m. (flight 704). Flight 226 that would have left for Atlanta at 2:01 p.m. and flight 1624 have been cancelled. The last Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection flight for Saturday is flight 5413 to New York (JFK) departing at 12:52 p.m.
Northwest Airlink will operate flights Saturday.
US Airways/US Airways Express will operate their flights Saturday. US Airways has added an extra flight on Saturday afternoon departing at 2:00 p.m. (flight 8850) and their last flight will be at 4:00 p.m. (flight 2769).

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Escambia County Press Breifing

Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office

The scheduled Tax Deed Sale scheduled on Monday July 11th, 2005 at the Old County Courthouse has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

The scheduled Mortgage Foreclosure Sale scheduled on Monday July 11th, 2005 at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

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Post offices' Saturday hours announced

The U.S. Postal Service's Pensacola offices will operate as follows on Saturday:

-- Nobles Station, 7150 Tippin Ave., closed.

-- East Hill Station, 3001 N. Davis Highway, closed.

-- Warrington Branch, 901 S. Old Corry Field Road, 9 a.m. to noon.

-- Mytrle Grove Branch, 5200 Lillian Highway, 9 a.m. to noon.

Mail will be boxed to all post office boxes. The status of mail delivery will be determined Saturday. There will be no collection of mail from street collection boxes.

The final collection of mail from collection boxes located in front of Pensacola post offices will be made at noon Saturday.

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The 325th Fighter Wing commander at Tyndall has issued an evacuation order for all personnel living on Tyndall AFB and off base personnel living in mobile homes due to Hurricane Dennis.

Other off base personnel are authorized to evacuate, and are ordered to evacuate if directed by local civilian authorities. The base also increased its hurricane condition to HURCON 2 in
response to the impending storm. This level of warning means that the hurricane has become a threat to area, where surface winds in excess of 50 knots could arrive within 24-48 hours.

All of Tyndall's aircraft safely evacuated today to various air bases in the United States.

The 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office has activated the Tyndall Straight Talk Center/Contingency Information Line at (877) 529-5540.

Santa Rosa County Latest Press Info

Navarre Beach Information:
Navarre Beach Water and Sewer will discontinue service at 4:00 pm Saturday July 9.

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The City of Gulf Breeze is under a voluntary evacuation, but residents are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last minute, as area bridges will close as weather dictates.
This will make Highway 98 the main traffic corridor, and traffic is expected to increase. More evacuation details will be issued as they develop.

Sandbags are available at the South Santa Rosa Recreation Center, 800 Shoreline Dr., until 9 p.m. Friday, with a limit of 20 bags per individual. Bags can be obtained in the front office of the recreation center and can be bagged by the individual. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday and will remain open as weather permits, until 9 p.m.

The recreation center (including summer camp) will be closed Sunday and Monday. After the storm, a decision will be made as to when it can reopen. It will reopen as soon as possible after the storm.

It is anticipated that water service provided by the City of Gulf Breeze will be turned off in low-lying areas Saturday morning. Residents are encouraged to take appropriate measures (fill bath tubs and other containers, etc.) tonight.

The official City of Gulf Breeze radio station, 89.7 FM, is broadcasting live updates continuously.

For any questions or needs, the City of Gulf Breeze City Hall will be open 24 hours at the following phone numbers: 850-934-5115 and 850-934-5100.

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In the City of Milton, Water and Sewer will be turned off to all low-lying areas beginning at 9 a.m. July 10th. Areas include but are not limited to Patterson Town area, Munson Road area from Alabama St. to Roeville, Ferris Hill area

The Roeville water tank system tank will be valved off at approximately 9 a.m. on noon Sunday. Residents are asked to use the water sparingly as there will be a limited amount of water storage in the tank.

Santa Rosa County Landfill, Da Lisa Road, will be closed until further notice.

Some Closings and Water Information

The American Wrestling Federation Benefit Wrestling Show held at the T.J. Rhoulhac Center in Chipley has been canceled for Saturday July 9 and will return in 2 weeks.

All VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System services at the Panama City Outpatient Clinic will be closed Monday July 11.

Panama City mall will be closed Saturday and Sunday and plan a tentaive noon opening Monday July 11th.

Silver Sands Factory Outlet mall at Miramar Beach (Sandestin) will be closed Saturday and Sunday. Monday will be announced later

Honeywell manufacturing operations in Lynn Haven will stop at 7:00 a.m. Saturday. Work will resume at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.

Florida State University's Panama City Branch Campus will be closed through Monday.

All Walton County Public Offices are closed through Monday, July 11th and all Walton County Beaches are closed as of 3 p.m. Friday.

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Destin Water Users, Inc. and South Walton Utility Company, Inc. are taking action to minimize any potential impact to the water systems as Hurricane Dennis continues its approach. It is anticipated that water service will be maintained during a Category 3 or lower storm, however, there could be some isolated outages in the areas most susceptible to storm surge. If the storm comes ashore in the Destin area as a Category 4 hurricane or higher, both utilities plan to shut off water service until the storm passes.

Updated Gulf County Evacuation

Port Saint Joe-- The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners has issued a voluntary evacuation for visitors and residents in Gulf County effective at 2:00p.m. ET.

A mandatory evacuation will be placed on all non-residents north of the Stump hole area on Cape San Blas beginning at 6:00 a.m. ET, Saturday, July 9, 2005.

New evacuation orders

We have evacuation information for some new counties, including Bay, Gulf, Calhoun and Holmes, among others.

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In Washington County, a local state of emergency has been declared and a voluntary evacuation has been ordered for low-lying areas and mobile homes. This could become mandatory tomorrow afternoon.

Bay County Commissioners have declared as state of emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Zone 1, 2, 3 and 4 beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday. People in those low areas and those living in mobile homes should begin evacuating at this time. Bay County Red Cross Shelters will open at 7 AM Saturday. Merritt Brown Middle School in Bayou George will serve as a general population shelter. Deane Bozeman Learning Center on Highway 77 in the Sand Hills area will be a special needs shelter for people who have pre-registered.

Calhoun County Commissioners are urging residents of mobile homes, RV's and sub-standard housing to begin evacuating immediately.

Gulf County Commissioners have issued a voluntary evacuation for visitors and residents in the County. A Mandatory Evacuation of the "Stump Hole" area of Cape San Blas will begin at 6 AM Saturday.

In Holmes County there is a voluntary evacuation for residents living in mobile homes, sub-standard housing and low lying areas. Two shelters will open on Saturday, Poplar Springs High School and Bethlehem Baptist Church.

Updates

The Escambia County Utilities Authority announced that water and
sewer systems to Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key will be shut off at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Access to Pensacola Beach will be restricted to residents beginning at noon Saturday and all traffic will be turned away from both barrier islands starting at 6 p.m.

The Alabama Pass Bridge, west of Perdido Key on the Florida/Alabama border, will close at 6 a.m. Saturday, according to the Orange County Police Department.

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I will be posting an update on closings in the panhandle, so stay tuned.

Hurricane John

Water to be cut off to Garcon Point, Robinson Point

From Pensacola News-Journal

Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System has announced that it will shut off water to its customers residing in the area south of Interstate 10 off Garcon Point Road as well as off Avalon Board and on Robinson Point.

The water will be shut off at 9 a.m. Sunday.

As a precautionary measure, customers are urged to boil the water they use to drink or to prepare food.

For more information, call 623-8508.

Updates

Right now, WKRG-TV is reporting that the University of Mobile is closing at 5 p.m. tomorrow, while NBC-15 is reporting that it is closing at noon and all classes are cancelled. I am trying to get the right information from the university and when I do, I will post it here.

Also:

-- Mobile Aerospace is closing at midnight tonight.

Hurricane Dennis Death Toll

Fidel Castro just made an announcement saying that at least 10 Cubans have died due to Hurricane Dennis. At least 1 person has died in Haiti, as well.

Okaloosa County Shelter Correction

The shelter at Kenwood Elementary School is located in Fort Walton Beach on Eagle Street, not in Crestview.

Also, all campuses of Okaloosa-Walton College are closed this weekend and all classes are cancelled.

Closings Updates

More updated closings. Dennis now has winds of 135 MPH and tropical storm watches/warnings and hurricane watches/warnings are up from Pensacola Beach to Key West.

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-- Five Flags Speedway has postponed Friday night races in anticipation of Hurricane Dennis. Races have been moved to next Friday, July 15. It will be Military Appreciation Night with racing in Pro Late Model, Super Stock, Spectator and Bomber divisions.

-- Nemours Children's Clinic will be closed Monday. If your child is a patient of Nemours, you are urged to call the clinic today or beginning on Tuesday to reschedule appointments and surgeries.

-- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Pensacola Center has canceled classes for Monday at Pensacola Naval Air Station. Classes at NAS will resume when the Naval Air Technical Training Center reopens. Embry-Riddle classes at the Mobile Alabama Coast Guard Station will be canceled on Monday and Tuesday.

· The Wave Transit System's Access-A-Ride will not be running on Sunday.

Updates

Travel updates and government update:

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The Carnival Cruise Ship Holiday is scheduled to depart Mobile earlier than normal Saturday, July 9; embarking guests should arrive at the Alabama Cruise Terminal between 9 a.m. and 12 noon.

The ship is expected to depart on its scheduled five-day Mexico cruise as early as 1 p.m. instead of 4 p.m.

The Holiday is scheduled to arrive in Mobile on July 9 at the end of its current voyage at 5 a.m. and debarkation for those guests will commence as soon as authorities provide the necessary clearance.

Updates to storm-related itinerary adjustments are available on the Carnival web site at www.carnival.com.

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- Continental Airlines will not operate any flights to/from Pensacola Regional Airport after 6 p.m. Saturday.

- Mobile County Health Department and all Health Department clinics will be closed Saturday until further notice.

Closings/Mobile Co. Voluntary Evacuation

-- University Of South Alabama is taking the following precautions against Hurricane Dennis. USA will CLOSE after evening classes on Friday and will reopen with a normal class schedule and regular business hours on Tuesday morning, conditions permitting. USA physician offices will close at the end of business Friday and will not reopen until regular business hours on Tuesday, conditions permitting. USA's hospitals remain open and hospital employees should respond according to their individual hospital emergency plans. Essential personnel in all areas of the University should report for duty or contact their supervisor. USA does not provide shelters for the general public, but shelters for USA students and employees will open at 8 a.m. Sunday in the Student Center and the Humanities Building. Bring food and bedding, but no pets are allowed in the shelters. USA's weather information will be updated again by 3 p.m. on Monday. Official USA weather information is available only from the following sources: USA Weather Hotline at 460-6999, USA Web site at www.southalabama.edu, Campus-wide blanket e-mail. USA provides its weather information to the news media, but always double-check with the official sources above for the most complete and accurate information.

-- Troy University has cancelled all classes and offices are CLOSED at the Pensacola, Hurlburt Field, Ft. Walton Beach, Eglin Air Force Base and Tyndall Air Force Base campuses.

-- Mobile County Parks & Recreation Dept. campgrounds and parks are closing at noon tomorrow.

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There is a voluntary evacuation recommended for Mobile County residents living in flood prone areas, mobile homes, RV and trailers. This voluntary evacuation is especially recommended for Dauphin Island.

Okaloosa County Evacuation Orders

In preparation for the potential landfall of Hurricane Dennis on Sunday, the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners has declared a local state of emergency.

The commissioners have also begun procedures for evacuation. Voluntary evacuation begins at 1 p.m. on Friday with mandatory evacuation at 6 a.m. on Saturday. Evacuation orders include all coastal areas, all barrier islands, trailer parks, campgrounds and flood-prone areas. All evacuations should be completed by no later than 1 a.m. Sunday. Tolls will be suspended on the Mid-Bay Bridge at 6 a.m. on Saturday.

However, all non-resident visitors are urged to evacuate immediately.

The Okaloosa County Emergency Operations Center will to into partial activation at 1 p.m. today and will go to full activation as of 8 p.m. Saturday.

More closings.

More closings in the Panhandle & S. Florida. There will probably be a lot of these postings over the next few days.

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-- Whitney National Bank offices in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will close at 5 p.m. today. All offices will be closed Saturday.

-- Pensacola Greyhound Track will be closed Saturday night and Sunday.

-- Barnes & Noble Booksellers store on Airport Boulevard in Pensacola will be closed Saturday until further notice.

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In South Florida:

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-- Miami-Dade County Health Department has cancelled all clinic operations on Saturday, July 9, 2005. Everyone with an appointment may be seen on Monday, July 11, at their previously scheduled appointment time. Questions? 305-324-2400.

-- Miami-Dade Public Schools has cancelled Pre-K registration for tomorrow.

-- Key West Mayor Jimmy Weekley has declared a local state of emergency. He ordered cessation of the sale of alcoholic beverages and the closing of retail stores and bars at 5 p.m. Friday. Police Chief Bill Mauldin said that, starting at about 5:30 p.m., officers will reinforce the order by talking to businesses that remain open.

Forest closings, state of emergency and evacuations

Updates...

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-- The Florida Division of Forestry will be closing recreation areas and campgrounds on the Blackwater River State Forest at 5 p.m. today.

-- Okaloosa County has declared a local state of emergency as of 11 a.m. 3 shelters are opening on July 9 at 6 a.m.: Davidson Middle School, in Crestivew, is a General and Special Needs shelter. Antioch Elementary School, in Crestview, is a General shelter. Kenwood Elementary School, in Crestview, is a General shelter.

-- Walton County Commissioners approved at this morning's budget meeting to implement a mandatory evacuation for everyone south of State Highway 20 at 4 p.m. This includes all residents in South Walton. Visitors are being asked to leave today at noon.

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More information as it becomes available. So far, Collier, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton and Monroe counties have issued evacuation orders, with Collier being the only voluntary evacuation.

Tarps Now Available at United Way

The United Way of Escambia County once again has tarps available for distribution. Tarps available are not the Lamar billboard vinyls. They are the standard 10 x 16 ft. blue tarps that can be purchased at local supply stores. Tarps are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. United Way will only be distributing tarps until 2:30 p.m. Only 200 tarps are available.

To pick up a tarp come by the United Way office located at 1301 W. Government St. These tarps are intended for people still experiencing roof damage from last year’s hurricane or major storms since then. The tarps are not intended to protect a new roof from damage.

Santa Rosa County Evacuation Information

A Local State of Emergency has been declared for Santa Rosa County.

EVACUATION ORDER: Evacuation of Navarre Beach, mobile homes, campgrounds, and low-lying areas will begin at 6 p.m. today, and Category 1, 2, 3 and 4 evacuation zones will begin at 6 a.m. July 9th. (Citizens and tourists are reminded that upon the approach of Tropical Storm Force Winds, bridges leading in and out of Santa Rosa County are closed.)

Milton Community Center, 5629 Byrom Street, Milton is opening today at 6 p.m., for those residents desiring to shelter. (When reporting to a shelter, people are encouraged to bring the following items: ID, sleeping bag or bedding, prescription drugs, special dietary items, flashlight, change of clothing, rain gear, infant needs, small toys/games for children, personal snacks and a good book. Due to health and safety regulations, pets and alcohol are not allowed in Red Cross shelters.)

Sims Middle School, 5500 Education Drive (South), Pace, is the designated location for Special Needs, and will open Saturday, July 9, at 6 a.m.

Escambia County Evacuation Order

From the Pensacola News Journal:

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Escambia County public safety officials have issued an evacuation order effective at 6 p.m. today for all areas south of U.S. 98.

The order takes effect about 48 hours to the minute before Hurricane Dennis is projected to strike the Gulf Coast -- about 5:45 p.m. -- as a Category 3 storm, if not worse.

"This is probably the earliest we have ever issued evacuation orders," county public information director Sonya Smith said at an 11:30 a.m. press briefing. "But we have to make preparations."

Although a substantial change in the storm's track is still possible as it moves across Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico in coming hours, Matt Lopez, chief of county emergency management, said all models place the Pensacola Bay Area directly in cross-hairs of a storm for now.

"All the models are railroading like a highway right into Escambia Bay," said Lopez, who took over as chief emergency official yesterday.

The evacuation order covers Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, Scenic, Gulf Beach and Blue Angel highways, all Federal Emergency Management Agency group sites, and anyone in travel trailers or mobile homes.

In accordance with county policy, the order covers evacuation zones for a Category 4 hurricane, one level higher than what is forecast to make landfall.

For details on all areas affected, see www.bereadyescambia.com.
To accommodate evacuees, the county is opening nine shelters as of 6 p.m., including one at Pensacola Junior College for those with special needs. The medically needy should register with the Escambia County Health Department before attempting to check in at PJC.

County officials also are distributing sand bags -- 25 per family -- at four sites across the county.

Lopez said that 9,100 spaces are available in the nine shelters -- 1,000 more than the 8,100 residents who were sheltered during Hurricane Ivan last September, excluding military personnel.

"This year the military is taking care of its own," he said.

Up to 15 shelters can be opened if needed, but Lopez encouraged residents to make their own arrangements if possible.

"Shelters are not the A choice," he said. "They're packed. They're a last resort.

If you can take off at 12 o'clock today and land at a friend's or relative's
house, you've got guaranteed (air conditioning), guaranteed hot showers, and it's a lot better."

Some shelters in Escambia County suffered substantial damage during Ivan.

Lopez said none that are being opened today have any vulnerabilities caused by that storm, however.

"All shelters that were damaged have been retrofitted and overhauled so they are hardened just like they were before Ivan," he said.

Lopez expects "significantly more" people to evacuate than did for Ivan, although he could not put a figure on it.

"We think a substantial chunk of our population of 300,000 will be going," he said, adding that's part of the reason for the unprecedentedly early evacuation order. "We're hoping that every house on Perdido Key, Pensacola Beach, FEMA sites, mobile home parks and everywhere south of U.S. 98 will be empty. Will that happen? I don't know, but that's what we're shooting for and that's a lot of people."

Smith said all county offices are closed as of noon today. Courts in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties will be closed Monday, she said.

Escambia County Commission chairman Bill Dickson said he has long since forgiven himself for wishing Dennis on someone else.

"We're talking about something that could be bigger than Ivan, and we know what kind of destruction that caused," Dickson said. "I'll tell you right now, I'm not ashamed to say it, I'm praying it will go somewhere else. Our community is not ready for a storm of this magnitude. I'm very concerned, not just for all the damaged buildings, but about the mental stability of our citizens. We're still very much dealing with Ivan. We could have some major psychological problems if this storm hits."

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Shelter List:

Bellview Elementary School, 4425 Bellview Ave.
Blue Angel Elementary School, 1551 Dog Track Road
Carver-Century Elementary School, 440 East Hecker Road
Ferry Pass Middle School, 8355 Yancey Avenue
Molino Park Elementary School, 899 State Road 97
Pensacola Civic Center, 201 East Gregory Street
Tate High School, 1771 Tate Road
University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Building 13
West Florida High School of Advanced Technology, 2400 Longleaf Drive

Special needs shelter: Pensacola Junior College, Lou Ross Building, 1000 College Boulevard

All shelters are opening at 6 p.m.

Also, tolls on the Garcon Point Bridge are suspended until further notice to speed evacuation from Hurricane Dennis.

Closings

Here are some important closings (From WKRG)

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Mobile Public Library locations will close at 3 p.m. Friday and will remain closed until further notice. Library staff will work until close of business day Friday.

NAS Pensacola -- Close, except for those with official business only, at 6 a.m. Saturday. Evacuation ordered for all military personnel and family residing in government housing on NASP property by noon Saturday. National Museum of Naval Aviation closed Saturday until further notice.

Dauphin Island Sea Lab will be closed Saturday-Monday. Plan to re-open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 12.

Bellingrath Gardens and Home will close Sunday and will remain closed until further notice.

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Just saw via the Pensacola News-Journal that Escambia County has issued an evacuation order. That will be posted soon.

Hurricane John

University Closing

The University of Mobile plans to close its campus and residence halls at 5 p.m., tomorrow, July 9. Also, they have cancelled M-Fuge camp from tomorrow, July 9, through Friday, July 15.

More updates as they become available.

Hurricane John

Airport & College Updates

Updates...

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- Pensacola Regional Airport has issued a press release at 11:30 a.m. CDT saying that the airport terminal building is closing at 10 p.m. CDT on Saturday, July 9. Also, they wish to let the public know that the airport is NOT a shelter.

- Gulf Coast Community College is closing today at 2 p.m. CDT and will not reopen until Tuesday, July 12, at the earliest.

More updates as they come.

Hurricane John

Airport Closings

The FAA Web site is reporting that:

- The Key West International Airport is closing at 5 p.m. today due to Dennis.

- The Pensacola Regional Airport is closing tomorrow at 4 p.m. CDT due to Dennis.

These times are obviously subject to change and I will let you know if any other airports expect to close.

Hurricane John

Road construction halted across SW Fla.

From: The News-Press

As of 7:00 a.m. today, the Florida Department of Transportation has suspended operations on active construction projects throughout District One. Contractors have been instructed to stop all activities with the exception of hurricane preparation work. Crews are in the process of removing and securing all construction equipment, maintenance of traffic devices and temporary lane closures.

These measures are taken to “safe up” the work zone and reduce the possibility of construction materials becoming airborne and assist with the flow of traffic along the state highway system.

District One’s 12 counties include: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Okeechobee, Polk, and Sarasota.

There are NO lifeguards on Pensacola Beach

IF you are at Pensacola Beach, please do not go in the water, as the lifeguards are readying the beach for Hurricane Dennis.

Escambia County Updates

Escambia County offices will close at noon today.

The Board of County Commissioners has signed a declaration of state of local emergency during their regularly scheduled business meeting Thursday night.

The declaration will allow the county to implement evacuation orders and open shelters.

Escambia County Road Department has sandbags and sand available at four locations throughout the county: Baars Field ballpark on Sorrento Road; Equestrian Center; John R. Jones Park between the baseball and football fields; and the corner of South Plaza and Madrid north of Muscogee Road.

Those sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday with a limit of 25 bags per person. Also, sand will be available for people to fill their own bags. Please bring a shovel.

Citizens may call (850) 471-6600 if they have questions about Hurricane Dennis.

Closings and Updates

Updates...

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News from Whiting Field Naval Air Station:

The east gate on East Gate Road, off Munson Highway, north of Milton in Santa Rosa County, will close at 4 p.m. today. It will remain closed until further notice. The Navy Exchange and Commissary on the base, will close at 3 p.m. Saturday, and remain closed until further notice. (Pensacola News Journal)

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Closings:

- Escambia County School District, AL: All Monday school activities have been cancelled. This includes the scheduled graduation exams. All 12 month employee DO report to work Monday. (WKRG)

- AirTran Airways has cancelled all Sunday Flights out of Pensacola Regional Airport (WKRG)

Updated information on Collier County Evacuation

Collier calls for voluntary evacuations, opens shelter

By THE NEWS-PRESS

Collier County commissioners declared a state of emergency shortly after 9 this morning in preparation for Hurricane Dennis, including a call for a voluntary evacuation of mobile home residents west and south of U.S. 41, effective at 2 p.m. today.

The voluntary evacuation area includes but is not limited to: Goodland, Marco Island, Everglades City, Chokoloskee and other tidal areas such as Henderson Creek. Commissioners asked that residents of the coastal mobile home community Plantation Island, and the community of Capri Island specifically be included.

The recommendation for the voluntary evacuation came from Dan Summers, Collier County emergency management director, who said he was erring on the side of caution.

The county is opening Palmetto Ridge High School at 1655 Oil Well Road as a public shelter at 2 p.m. today.

“The goal is to address what I think is a very serious situation with Hurricane Dennis,” he said. “The storm is over 260 miles wide. This particular hurricane has significant outflow. It is a well-patterned and well-developed storm.”

Summers said the storm’s current path brings the edge of the hurricane forecasters’ “cone of uncertainty” 35 to 45 miles just west of Collier County. This will probably keep Collier County only in a tropical storm warning, he said, with winds of 20 to 40 mph, but as everyone remembers with Hurricane Charley, hurricane paths can change rapidly.

The storm’s current path would bring tropical storm force winds just off Marco Island at 3 a.m. Saturday, he said.

“We may have a storm surge event after midnight,” Summers said. “We don’t like that at night. So Summers is erring on the side of safety and calling for the voluntary evacuation.

The storm has yet to hit its warmest water, with the Gulf of Mexico at about 85 degrees, he said.

“It’s fair to say this storm is six to eight times the size of Charley as it approached Charlotte Harbor,” Summers said.

Even though the winds are predicted not to exceed 40 mph, Dennis could bring a significant storm surge of 2 to 4 feet by 1 p.m. Saturday to Everglades City and Naples Bay, he said.

Spirit Airlines Dennis Update

Spirit Airlines Customers May Change Travel Plans Without Penalties Due to Hurricane Dennis

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (July 8, 2005) – Spirit Airlines customers booked on flights traveling to or from select cities in Florida and the Caribbean may make adjustments to their travel schedule without penalties or fees due to Hurricane Dennis.

Customers who are holding reservations for travel July 8 - 10, 2005, to or from Tampa, Fort Myers, or Cancun may make a one-time change without penalty or additional fees and travel on or before July 15, 2005. Changes to origin or destination cities may result in a fare increase.

Customers wishing to cancel and rebook after July 15, 2005 may cancel their reservation on spiritair.com.

Customers should contact Spirit at 800-772-7117 (en Español al 800-756-7117) to make any reservation changes and check the status of their flight by using Track a Flight on spiritair.com.

Collier County Evacuation

From the Naples Daily News:

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The Collier County Commission has recommended a voluntary evacuation of mobile homes south and west of U.S. 41 highway.

Stay tuned for more developments as they happen

Hurricane John

State of Emergencies

See below the governments that have declared a state of emergency:

- Collier County has declared a state of emergency.

- Escambia County has declared a state of emergency.

- Monroe County has declared a state of emergency.

- The State of Florida has declared a state of emergency.

Home Depot to donate Hurricane Kits

The Home Depot today will donate 100 disaster-preparedness kits Friday to a Pensacola organization dedicated to helping Escambia County’s most vulnerable populations.

Volunteers from the organization, The Governor’s Front Porch Revitalization Council of Pensacola, and from The Home Depot will distribute 50 kits today before Hurricane Dennis hits. Volunteers will pass out another 50 kits at a The Home Depot disaster-preparedness event later this month.

Some of the life-saving supplies recommended by the American Red Cross in the Ready Gear kits are dust masks, food, gloves, blankets, a flashlight and a radio.

The contents can help two adults for 72 hours during or immediately after an emergency.

In 2005, The Home Depot and American Red Cross joined in a three-year partnership of $6.6 million to educate 1 million people on hurricane and disaster preparedness.

Hurricane Dennis Strenghening

Hurricane Dennis is currently strenghening, with the most recent pressure being reported at 938 M, a drop of 12 MB since the 8 a.m. advisory! Its winds are now at 140 MPH, only 15 MPH below that category 5 level. If it doesn't weaken that much over land in Cuba, who knows...

Hurricane John

Military Notes from the Florida Panhandle

Military Notes from the Florida Panhandle

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Hurricane Condition Four has been declared at Eglin Air Force Base by the 96th Air Base Wing commander because of the threat of Hurricane Dennis. Hurricane Condition Four means destructive winds of 58 miles per hour or greater are possible within 72 hours. Eglin officials say the base is precautions now because of the long lead time needed for base preparation.

Approximately 42 F-15 aircraft from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin are being sent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The step is being made to protect the plans from Hurricane Dennis’ destructive winds.

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Tyndall Air Force Base officials have moved to HURCON 4 in response to Hurricane Dennis. This level of warning means that the hurricane has become a threat to Tyndall, where surface winds in excess of 50 knots could arrive within 72 hours.

The 325th Medical Group advises all obstetrics patients who are within three months of delivery to contact their doctor and possibly pick up a copy of their medical records. Patients who need prescriptions refilled within the next five days should call the base Pharmacy at (800) 356-5273.

There has been no move to evacuate the aircraft or base personnel, at this time. The 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office has activated the Tyndall Straight Talk Center/Contingency Information Line at (877) 529-5540 or you can access our Web site at www.tyndall.af.mil. Both are updated as HURCON levels and instructions change.

Southwest Florida EOC Information

Information from county & local emergency managers:

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- Cape Coral department directors plan to talk at 8 a.m.

- Charlotte County emergency operations director Wayne Sallade spent the day yesterday in conference calls talking about the storm. County department heads went over hurricane plans, he said. "We are waiting to see what the future brings," he said.

- Collier County commissioners plan to meet at 8:30 a.m.

- Sanibel City Council members plan to meet at 10:30 a.m.

- Fort Myers Beach officials held meetings Thursday to gear up for the possible storm. "Until emergency operations tells us otherwise, we are just in a standby mode," town deputy manager John Gucciardo said.

Also, emergency management officials from Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties will hold a teleconference with the media at 2 p.m.

"All the counties agreed. They weren't going to do anything until early afternoon," said Paul Filla, of Lee County Emergency Management.

Dennis Updates

Well, it is 6:48 EDT (5:48 is Pensacola) and Dennis is bearing down on Cuba, expected to cause devestation wherever it crosses that island. It has sustained winds of 135 MPH, and is onyl expected to slightly weaken, ebfore coming right back to life over the Gulf of Mexico. If you are still in the Lower Keys, you need to get out now! Also, Escambia/Santa Rosa county officials are expected to announce evacuations this morning at 9 a.m. CDT, so stay tuned.

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- Escambia County Commissioners declared a local state of emergency last night effective at 9 a.m. this morning.

- Santa Rosa County School District Offices are closing at noon today and will be closed all day on Monday, July 11. The Community/School Summer Camp is cancelled for Monday, as well.

Santa Rosa County Information

The Citizens Information Line will be activated at 8 a.m. Friday. The number is 983-5280 or (800) 225-7421. For emergencies, residents should call 911.

-- Citizens and tourists are reminded that bridges leading in and out of Santa Rosa County will be closed upon the approach of tropical-storm-force winds.

-- All Santa Rosa County offices will close at noon Friday.

-- Sand and bags are available to the public at: Avalon Fire Department, 5408 Mulat Road; Pace Fire Department, 4541 Majors St.; Skyline Fire Department, 6924 State Road 87; Whiting Field Fire Department; Holley Navarre Fire Department, 8618 E. Esplanade St.; Allentown Fire Department, 9482 State Road 89; Midway Fire Department; and South Santa Rosa Recreation Center. Bags only are available at the Santa Rosa County Road and Bridge location at 6075 Old Bagdad Highway, with sand at the corner of Carroll Road and Pine Forest Road.

Panhandle Closings

Three more closings came in (courtesy of Pensacola-News Journal):

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- The Escambia County School District has announced that a) Parents of children attending summer reading camps at elementary schools throughout the School District are advised that schools will dismiss at noon on Friday. Children transported via school district buses will be delivered home immediately thereafter. b) The special budget meeting of the Escambia County School Board, scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday has been canceled. c) School District employees will be dismissed at 1 p.m. Friday, in order to make personal and family preparations.

- Pensacola Junior College has cancelled all activities for this weekend.

- The University of West Florida will close as of midnight tonight though end of business day Monday.

United Way out of tarps

From the Pensacola News-Journal:

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Due to an overwhelming community response, United Way of Escambia County no longer has tarps available.

A total of 200 Lamar Advertising vinyls were distributed to area residents in a six-hour period.

If more tarps become available, United Way will notify the public as soon as possible.

For more information on preparing your home visit www.bereadyescambia.com.

Monroe County Updates

Updates below...

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- A local state of emergency is in effect for all of Monroe County.

- The Monroe County Emergency Operations Center is to be fully activated this evening.

- Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon is scheduled to close Friday.

- All Monroe County Offices are closed tomorrow.

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Just heard the Weather Channel read the latest advisory. 130 MPH winds! This is one dangerous storm. If you live anywhere in the lower keys, get out!!! They expect that US 1 will be flooded due to storm surge, cutting you off from the mainland.

Lower Keys Resident Evacuation

At 5 p.m., Monroe County Emergency Management ordered an immediate mandatory resident evacuation for people living in the Lower Keys and Key West, from the Seven Mile Bridge through Key West.

The mandatory resident evacuation may be extended to the remainder of the Keys, if the forecast track of Dennis continues to shift in a more easterly direction. Mobile home residents throughout Monroe County are also mandated to evacuate.

Meanwhile, a visitor and non-resident evacuation continues for all of the Florida Keys, with the exception of Ocean Reef in North Key Largo. Vacationers with immediate plans to travel to the Keys need to postpone their vacations until the risk passes.

The designated Monroe County hurricane shelter at Florida International University in West Miami-Dade (Charles E. Perry Center (PC Bldg.) at 11200 SW 8th Street) opened at 3 p.m. Thursday for people effected by the evacuation order. Bring all basic emergency & personal items you'll need.

Hospital Closing

Hospital closing just in from WFOR-TV:

Lower Keys Medical Center will close its entire facility, including its Emergency Services Department at approximately 8 a.m., Friday, July 8th. Anyone who is ill should contact their physician if needed and follow the Monroe County mandatory evacuations to the Florida mainland. Hospital patients will be flown out to Sebring & Punta Gorda.

More Closings

More Closings:

- Florida Keys Community College is closed tomorrow and expects to resume classes on Monday, July 11. (WFOR-TV)

- The Key Largo & Key West VA Outpatient Clinics are closed until further notice. If veterans have an emergency, the Miami VA Medical Center will be open to serve their needs.

In the panhandle:

- University of West Florida has delayed their Math/Science Summer Camp by two days, to start on Wednesday, July 13, instead of Monday. Also, the Transfer Student Orientation scheduled for Monday has been cancelled. (Pensacola News-Journal)

- The T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum and Historic Pensacola Village are closed from today to, at least, Monday. (Pensacola News-Journal)

State of Emergency

A state of emergency has been declared as of this afternoon by Gov. Jeb Bush for the entire state. This makes price gouging illegal.

To read the full text of his declaration, please go to: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=40115.

Stay tuned to see if any local state of emergencies are declared now.

Hurricane John

US Airways Update and Continential

Here are updates as to how airlines are working around Dennis:

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Due to weather conditions affecting the airports listed below, US Airways will allow passengers traveling to or from these locations to change their flights.

If you are flying to Kingston or Montego Bay, Jamaica on July 6-10, 2005, to Key West, FL on July 7-10, 2005 or to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on July 9-10, 2005.

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Due to Hurricane Dennis, Continental is allowing the option to reschedule or reroute your travel once, without a penalty, if you are ticketed to/from/through one of the cities listed below for travel between Wednesday, July 6, 2005 and Monday, July 11, 2005. Travel must be re-scheduled or re-issued by July 20, 2005:

Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands (GCM)
Key West, FL (EYW)
Kingston, Jamaica (KIN)
Miami, FL (MIA)
Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)
Pensacola, FL (PNS)
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP)
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
Sarasota/ Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL (TPA)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)

As storm nears, insurers restrict writing new policies

This is from the Miami Herald:

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Major insurers throughout Florida have restricted writing new policies since a hurricane watch was issued for the Florida Keys and a tropical storm warning is in effect for the southern portion of the state.

Citizens Property Insurance, the state-run insurer of last resort, has stopped writing new homeowners policies throughout the state. Citizens is the second largest home insurer in the state, with about half of its exposure in South Florida.

Allstate Floridian, the third largest insurer in Florida, hasn't issued any binding restrictions so far.

Usually the company won't provide new coverage in coastal counties affected by a storm warning or watch. It suspends writing new homeowners and comprehensive auto coverage. It would usually continue to provide auto collision coverage.

Allstate, however, hasn't been writing new policies since last year's four hurricane hit the state. It also asked regulators for permission to drop 95,000 homeowners policies statewide and exit the commercial insurance business altogether.

First Floridian Auto and Homeowners Insurance has stopped writing new policies in the Metro Miami area, which includes Monroe County.

A company spokeswoman said the suspension stays in effect for 72 hours after the last warning or watch is terminated.

USAA stopped writing new homeowners, auto and boat policies throughout the state at noon EDT Thursday. The company will post updates on its website at www.usaa.com. Florida Farm Bureau has stopped writing coverage throughout the state for the time being because of Hurricane Dennis' uncertain path.

But Rade Musulin, an executive vice president, said the company could begin writing new policies in certain parts of the state once there's a better idea of where the storm is headed and what sections of the state it will affect.

''Our policy is not to disrupt our policyholders too much,'' said Musulin.

Monroe County Closings

Here are the closings being reported by local media:

- Key West City Hall will be closed tomorrow, July 8. (WFOR-TV)

- The Board of Adjustments meeting has been cancelled for tonight, July 7. (WFOR-TV)

- Monroe County Courts will be closed tomorrow, July 8. (WFOR-TV)

- Monroe County Parks will be closed tomorrow, July 8. (WFOR-TV)

- Monroe County Schools will be closed tomorrow, July 8. (Miami Herald)

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

Hurricane John

Monroe County Evacuations

This is from the Florida Keys Tourism Website (www.fla-keys.com)

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An eastward shift in the forecast track of Hurricane Dennis, has necessitated the National Hurricane Center posting a hurricane watch for the Florida Keys.

The watch has forced Monroe County Emergency Management officials to order a visitor and nonresident evacuation for the entire Florida Keys beginning at noon, Thursday, July 7. The evacuation orders include all travel trailers and recreational vehicles. Residents living on boats need to secure their vessels and evacuate as well.

County and state parks are being ordered to close Thursday.

The tolls on Card Sound Road are to be lifted.

Visitors with immediate plans to visit the Keys must postpone them until the risk of the storm passes.

The Monroe Emergency Operations Center is to be fully activated Friday morning.

Mobile home residents are being asked to evacuate Thursday evening beginning at 6 p.m.

Residents should begin efforts to secure their property. Boats should be secured as quickly as possible. The draw bridges at Snake Creek in Islamorada and Jewfish Creek in Key Largo are to be locked down at 10 p.m. Thursday so that vehicular traffic flow will not be interrupted by boats.

Residents should continue to montor future media reports and emergency management bulletins in the event of future protective actions.

Additional Resources:
Monroe County Situation Report: www.monroecounty-fl.gov
National Hurricane Center Web site: www.nhc.noaa.gov
Monroe County Sherriff's Office: www.keysso.net

Collier County Updates

The Naples Daily News is reporting that the Collier County Commissioners are going to have an emergency meeting tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. to discuss preparations for Hurricane Dennis. If Dennis threatens, a state of emergency would be declared at that time.

Also, the Collier County School District has said that, if needed, all schools, except for Gulf Coast High School, can be used as shelters. Gulf Coast High School has had problems with its air conditioning. The school could still be used, but it down near the bottom of the list.

Updates

Right now, the watches cover three counties: Collier, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. Monroe County Emergency Management officials are in a meeting right now to decide what protective actions to take before Hurricane Dennis. Also, the Key West Naval Air Station is starting to take protective actions, as well.

When the results of the Monroe County meeting are announced, they will be posted here.

Hurricane John

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Watches

Hurricane Dennis is now moving northwest, instead of west-northwest, which has made it necessary to issue Hurricane Watches for the Florida Keys, including Florida Bay. A tropical storm watch has been issued for Southern Florida, from Bonita Beach to Golden Beach.

Stay tuned to see if any evacuations or closings/cancellations are made due to the watches being issued.

Hurricane John

Evacuation Orders Could Come Friday

This is from the Pensacola News-Journal website. If evacuations are ordered, they will be posted here as soon as possible.

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Do it now: Decide where you want to be if Hurricane Dennis strikes the Panhandle within the next week, and be ready to leave as early as Friday if you reside in an evacuation area.

That's the advice given by emergency management officials in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties if Hurricane Dennis continues to track toward the Pensacola area.

Forecasters expect Dennis to develop into a strong Category 2 hurricane, and perhaps a Category 3 (major) hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico by the weekend. Pensacola-area officials said they would waste no time issuing early evacuation orders to compensate for several road construction projects and limited routes out of the area.

"We're going to be very conservative with our evacuations because of the time it's going to take because of roadway construction," said Escambia County Public Safety Director Janice Kilgore. "If evacuation orders are issued, people need to be ready to act."

The Interstate 10 bridge over Escambia Bay is limited to one eastbound lane connected by temporary metal segments because of extensive damage from Hurricane Ivan's storm surge in September. A major reconstruction project is under way at the Interstate 10/Interstate-110 interchange and widening south to Maxwell Street on I-110. Another widening project is under way on Santa Rosa County's State Road 87, north of U.S. 98.

"We'll probably start our evacuation process eight to 10 hours earlier than normal," said Sheryl Bracewell, Santa Rosa County emergency management director.

Evacuation orders likely will begin 30 to 36 hours before 45 mph tropical force winds arrive.

More than 2,000 Escambia County residents and about 1,100 Santa Rosa County residents are living in Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes and trailers more than nine months after Ivan.

"Everybody is charting new territory," said FEMA spokeswoman Barb Sturner. "Our advice to people who are living in any temporary housing is to follow local emergency guidance. Period. We don't want any people moving travel trailers or mobile homes, and they should not be considered a safe place to shelter."

Florida Department of Transportation construction engineer Eric Benson said all roadways will have at least two lanes open, with the exception of the eastbound lane on the I-10 Escambia Bay Bridge.

"We're better prepared," Benson said.

He said contractors are removing signs and barrels that could become a hazard in high winds, checking erosion control devices and stockpiling materials that might be needed after a hurricane.

Jim DeVries, manager of the transportation department's urban planning office in Milton, has been staying in a mobile home parked near his destroyed Gulf Breeze home since Ivan.

"This is not a good feeling, but we'll deal with it," DeVries said.

He said transportation planners are aware of the I-10 temporary bridge's limitations.

"Our hopes are to keep the bridge open as long as possible," DeVries said. "We looked at the numbers after Ivan, and it was a 60-40 split on the bridge. The cars weren't all heading east, or all heading west. There was a lot of traffic going in both directions."

Transportation Department spokesman Tommie Speights said local law enforcement officials make the final decision on when to close bridges.

He said there is a possibility traffic could be rerouted on the I-10 bridge to allow two lanes coming out of Pensacola, with one westbound lane open. "That's a plan we're looking at. It may be a possibility," he said. "It's never been done before."

Alabama transportation officials rehearsed reversing the traffic flow on Interstate 65 two weeks ago and plan to do that if needed for Dennis. The lane reversal was used for evacuations to the north on I-65 during Hurricane Ivan.