IMPORTANT INFO. FOR SOUTH FLORIDIANS (Closings, evacs, etc.)

#1 Postby **Canelaw99** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:57 am

* DCF offices in Monroe and Dade
* Broward (tomorrow), Monroe schools (Archdiocese schools will follow public schools)
* Broward schools after school activities after 7pm tonight
*Univ. of Miami closing today at noon and closed tomorrow, including all affiliate schools
*MetroZoo closing today at noon
* Miami-Dade County schools will be closed tomorrow
* Shelters will be opening today in Dade County at 6pm
* Miami County courts closing at noon today and closed tomorrow
* Biscayne Natl Park closing today at noon
* Dade County libraries closing at noon today
* Port of Miami and Miami River closing for marine traffic at 3pm
* Westminister Christian closing immediately - go pick up your children ASAP
* Broward will have shelters opening up at 6pm tonight
* Trash recycling centers open till 7pm
* Flood watch now in effect for Monroe and Dade counties

HURRICANE HOTLINE NUMBERS: (Great resources for up-to-date info)
BROWARD: 954-831-4000
MIAMI-DADE: 305-468-5900
MONROE: 800-955-5504

#2 Postby **alicia-w** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:07 am

http://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/Pages/MonroeCoFL_EmerNews/S006BC109-006BC113

All county and most municipal offices are to close at noon Monday. City of Key West offices are closed all day Monday.
Key West and Florida Keys Marathon Airports should remain operational through early Monday evening, airport officials said.

http://www.floridadisaster.org/eoc/eoc_Activations/Rita05/Reports/Sitrep_Rita_091905_2.pdf

COUNTY ACTIONS:
Monroe-
• Monroe County EOC full activation at 7:00 AM this date.
• Monroe County began mandatory Category 3 evacuations for persons from 7 mile bridge southward.
• Mandatory evacuation of the upper Keys for vulnerable populations in low lying areas, non-residents, boat residents, mobile homes, and structurally unsound homes.
• Special Needs Shelter opened, evacuations to FIU at noon this date.
• Medi-evac and busses will be used to move special needs patients.
• Schools closed until 9/21/05.
• Monroe County Government offices will close at 12 (noon) tomorrow (9/19/05) will remain closed until Wednesday.
• Tolls (north bound only) have been lifted on Card Sound Road and north of Miami.
• Traffic counters activated throughout southern Florida.
• C-130 from the N.C. Air National Guard will transport patients from the Lower Keys Medical center to Highlands County.
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Miami- Dade-
• Evacuating the patients on ventilators and oxygen
• Mandatory evacuation of Low Lying Areas, and Unsafe structures
• Anticipate a voluntary evacuation for Zone A beginning at 6:00PM this date.
• Two shelters open at 6pm.
• Fuel supplies are in good shape in throughout south Florida.
Collier-
• Monitoring Tropical Strom Rita
• Ready to assist counties

Flakeys · #3 Postby **Flakeys** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:16 am

Mail delivery is cancelled at least for today in Monroe.

#4 Postby **BocaGirl** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:20 am

Canelaw99 wrote:
* Broward (tomorrow), * Broward schools after school activities today

Link please...........We have many Broward parents here in the office and if Broward schools are closed they need to make other arrangements or maybe not come to work.

Sun Sentinel has a listing of Rita-related closings (see link) but there isn't anything for Broward listed yet.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-ritaopenclose,0,7178480.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Thanks.

BocaGirl
Barbara

#5 Postby **Canelaw99** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:21 am

http://treets.nbc6.net/svc/lnk.cfm?l=59937838&t=1 (about Broward County & other closings)

#6 Postby **WeatherEmperor** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:22 am

Any word on Miami-Dade public schools? More particularly FIU?

<RICKY>

#7 Postby **Canelaw99** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:26 am

No, emperor, not yet. There's a press conference at about noon in Miami-Dade though, and I'm sure they'll announce all the major stuff then. Our local CBS 4 has live streaming coverage on their site http://www.cbs4.com so they should show it.

#8 Postby **alicia-w** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:26 am

Decision to be made at noon today.

#9 Postby **Ground_Zero_92** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:35 am

CBS4 just announced that all Miami-Dade and Broward county schools wil be closed tomorrow.

University of Miami closing at noon today (all campuses).

Derek Ortt · #10 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:41 am

UM is closed for nearly everyone except myself

I likely will be at rsmas again for a few days

Website · #11 Postby **Brent** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:42 am

Might as well put this here...

Mandatory evacuations, Miami-Dade County for people in mobile homes... voluntary for some low-lying areas.

T'Bonz · #12 Postby **T'Bonz** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:11 am

Also any Broward county afterschool activities after 7 PM tonight are cancelled/closed.

#13 Postby **HeatherAKC** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:47 am

M.Dade Public Schools....No afterschool activities/sports/practices Tuesday and Wednesday.

#14 Postby **alicia-w** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:00 pm

Brent wrote:Might as well put this here...

Mandatory evacuations, Miami-Dade County for people in mobile homes... voluntary for some low-lying areas.

Already had it up there:

Miami- Dade-
• Evacuating the patients on ventilators and oxygen
• Mandatory evacuation of Low Lying Areas, and Unsafe structures
• Anticipate a voluntary evacuation for Zone A beginning at 6:00PM this date.

MiamiensisWx · #15 Postby **MiamiensisWx** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:28 pm

What about Palm Beach County schools? Will they be closed? The tropical storm warning has now been extended from Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach north to Jupiter Inlet.

By the way, there is too much emphasis on FCAT.

#16 Postby **Canelaw99** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:15 pm

CapeVerde, I haven't heard a word about Palm Beach...I would check your good local station up there to find out.... :wink:

artist · #17 Postby **artist** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:19 pm

knowing Palm Beach county - I doubt it!
Will see if I can find anything though.

MiamiensisWx · #18 Postby **MiamiensisWx** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:19 pm

OK... thanks, Canelaw99!

artist · #19 Postby **artist** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:24 pm

no mention of it on the school districts site -
http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/

SWFLMom · #20 Postby **SWFLMom** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:24 pm

No decision yet for Collier Schools. School may be cancelled or let out early tomorrow. Parents have been advised to check the website http://collier.k12.fl.us/ or evening news for updates.

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