CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE

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CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE

#1 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:23 am

WOUS42 KTBW 131514
CEMTBW
FLC071-132030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1113 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR COASTAL LEE COUNTY FLORIDA...

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF LEE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

...EXPANDED EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY FOR HURRICANE CHARLEY...

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY...THE LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
HAS EXPANDED ITS CURRENT EVACUATION AREAS TO INCLUDE COASTAL AREAS
WITH ELEVATIONS UNDER 10 FEET. THESE AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO IONA MCGREGOR...PORTIONS OF CAPE CORAL...AND AREAS ALONG
THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.

STORM TIDES OF UP TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THESE PORTIONS OF LEE
COUNTY. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS...AT ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 10 FEET
SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LEE COUNTY COASTAL AND BARRIER
ISLANDS...INCLUDING BONITA BEACH...ESTERO ISLAND...FORT MYERS
BEACH...SAN CARLOS ISLAND...SANIBEL ISLAND...CAPTIVA...PINE
ISLAND...MATLACHA...GASPARILLA ISLAND...AND BOCA GRANDE REMAINS IN
EFFECT. TOLLS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED ON ALL COUNTY BRIDGES. HURRICANE
SHELTERS ARE OPEN BEGINNING AT 10 AM. MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
CONTINUING DEVELOPMENTS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR
UPDATES ON THIS EMERGENCY.
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#2 Postby goodlife » Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:28 am

I SURE hope people are heeding these evacuations....
it's NOT looking good....
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#3 Postby Storminole » Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:00 am

Here's a link to the Lee County (Fort Myers/Cape Coral) Elevations and Evacuations map. It's striking how the southern end of Cape Coral--and tens of thousands of residents--lie under 10 feet of elevation. Many other areas adjacent to water are similarly threatened.

http://www.leeeoc.com/EOC_Elevation&EvacRoutes_b.jpg
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