Island Times Hurricane Guide 2019 Pensacola Beach, Florida 2019 What you need to know before the winds begin to blow. Hurricane Season begins June 1. The 2019 Atlantic storm predictions include 12-14 storms, with 5-7 churning into hurricanes with 2-4 develop- ing into major hurricanes. Experts believe two to four named storms will reach the United States this year. The time to prepare is now. The Island Times Hurricane Guide is a publication for beach residents. There are resources within this Hurricane Guide to assist in preparing before, managing during and recovering after a storm event. Start with basic preparedness. Create a disaster plan, a disaster kit, a checklist for home preparation and a photo-video home inventory. Gain a better understanding of terms, conditions and weather jargon. Avail yourself of emergency alerts from national, regional and local officials which can be delivered via email and text message. Know where to go and re-evaluate your evacuation plans. Secure your home. Execute your plan. Evacuate when ordered and return when authorities indicate it is safe. A special page in this guide is dedicated to pet safety. Easy to follow instructions to keep Fido and Fluffy storm-ready with our pet evacuation information and supplies are on page 11. On the lighter side, there are photos, hurricane horoscopes, tips from the storm-savvy locals and even storm songs to boogie by. While hurricane experts make predictions based on historic and scientific trends, the message from officials does not change. Make a plan. Do it now. Plan. Prepare. Protect.
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I sland T imesVolume IX, Number 10 Pensacola Beach, Florida September 3, 2013
Bizarre Star Andrew Zimmern Comes To The Beach
The Pensacola Beach Chamber has a recipe for success using star power and culinary talents to amp up the Sixth Annual Taste of the Beach, Saturday and Sun-day, September 14 and 15 at Casino Beach. Andrew Zimmern, center, is a James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer, teacher and is widely regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. He’s the creator, host and co-executive producer of Travel Channel’s hit series, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World, and his new series, Bizarre Foods America. Zimmern will be at Taste of the Beach Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The festival, which showcases Pensacola Beach’s restaurants includes a dessert contest. Chef John Flaningam of Crab’s, top left, earned fi rst place in 2012. His Bushwacker Pie earned him a spot in the fi nals which will be Saturday at 3 p.m. Tropical birds and racing hermit crabs will delight young guests. Pensacola Beach resident Laken Harvey, top right, has been to Taste of the Beach every year. Look for her in the Mermaid Parade on Sunday and the Hula Hoop contest in the Children’s Area. Rev up your engines! George Smith and his brother-in-law Mike Cook, bottom right, proudly mug the camera next to Smith’s entry in the Life’s A Vette on the Beach car show. The show is Saturday from 10 to 3 p.m. The Sauce Boss lays down some serious blues on the Gulfside Pavilion stage, bottom left. He sings and cooks a giant pot of gumbo. It delicious entertainment. The full list of ingredients for the two day buffet of fun is on Page 2 and in Tasty Times, a special four page festival, pull-out section.
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Hurricane Guide2019
Pensacola Beach, Florida 2019
What you need to know before
the winds begin to blow.
Hurricane Season begins June 1. The 2019 Atlantic storm predictions include 12-14 storms, with 5-7 churning into hurricanes with 2-4 develop-ing into major hurricanes. Experts believe two to four named storms will reach the United States this year.
The time to prepare is now. The Island Times Hurricane Guide is a publication for beach residents.
There are resources within this Hurricane Guide to assist in preparing before, managing during and recovering after a storm event.
Start with basic preparedness. Create a disaster plan, a disaster kit, a checklist for home preparation and a photo-video home inventory. Gain a better understanding of terms, conditions and weather jargon. Avail yourself of emergency alerts from national, regional and local officials which can be delivered via email and text message.
Know where to go and re-evaluate your evacuation plans. Secure your home. Execute your plan. Evacuate when ordered and return when authorities indicate it is safe.
A special page in this guide is dedicated to pet safety. Easy to follow instructions to keep Fido and Fluffy storm-ready with our pet evacuation information and supplies are on page 11.
On the lighter side, there are photos, hurricane horoscopes, tips from the storm-savvy locals and even storm songs to boogie by.
While hurricane experts make predictions based on historic and scientific trends, the message from officials does not change.
Make a plan. Do it now.
Plan. Prepare. Protect.
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Island Times2019 Hurricane Guide
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Contributors: Rick O’Connor, Joe Stukey, John Minor, Bonnie McDonald, Elizabeth Hewson, Sharla Gorder, Steve Headley, Carol Headley, Chuck and Lynn, Dr. Tim Gossman, Charles GheenSpecial thanks to Panama City News Herald Executive Editor Mike Cazalas
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The Hurricane Season offi cially runs from June 1 to November 30. Preparation is the best protection against the dangers of a hurricane. Before storm season begins, take these actions: Make a plan. Include a family communi-cation plan, evacuation routes and destinations. Know your zone. Santa Rosa Island - Pensacola Beach - is in Evacuation Zone “A.” Estimate how much time you will need to complete your preparations and evacu-ate. Children, seniors and pets require extra care and added time. Traffi c increases as storms move closer to shore. Cars can exit the island via the Bob Sikes Bridge into Gulf Breeze or drive east to Navarre Beach via 399/Beach Road accessing Highway 98 via the Navarre Beach Bridge. Prepare your disaster sup-ply kit, in advance. Review your insurance. Detail a step-by-step plan for protecting, securing your property. Tasks can be di-vided by priority based on the storm’s distance and projected
Experts Say Plan And Preparelandfall. Condo owners should re-view Homeowners Associa-tion Hurricane Preparation Guidelines and Procedures.
Disaster Supply KitA Disaster Supply Kit can
be a lifesaver. Many items can be assembled in advance, and stored in a large water tight con-tainer, along with this checklist. Review and personalize to suit your family’s needs based on your evacuation destination.
Water - at least 1 gallon daily per person for 3 to 7 days
Food - supplies for 3 to 7 days.
• non-perishable pack-aged or canned food, juices, sports drinks• foods for infants or the elderly• snack foods• non-electric can opener• cooking tools, fuel• paper plates, plastic utensils, paper towels
gear, sturdy shoes First Aid Kit, Medicines, Prescription Drugs
Cell Phone with chargers Family and emergency contact information Maps of the area Special Items for babies, elderly Toiletries - hygiene, insect repellent, sunscreen Moisture wipes Flashlight and Batteries Radio - Battery operated
and NOAA weather radio Cash - Banks and ATMs
may not be open or available for extended periods.
Keys – extra sets for home, car
Toys, Books and Games Important documents - in a waterproof container
• insurance, medical records, bank account numbers, Social Security cards, utility bills, • SRIA lease, passports, birth certifi cates, impor-
tant phone numbers• document all valuables, home inventory with pho-to/video if possible
Tools - keep a set with you during the storm. Pet care items (see page 11 for a comprehensive list) Vehicle preparation.
Tires checked, serviced, fueled. For more resources, turn to
page 4 of this Guide.
Would a storm by any other name be less ominous? No one seems to know. On Pensacola Beach, the seemingly simple names Erin, Opal, Ivan, Dennis need no introduction. Those names, are uttered with familiar-ity and sometimes disdain. Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms were named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center, however that has since changed. The names are generated in well-
documented process by an inter-national committee of the World Meteorological Organization.
The lists are developed and names are used in a rotation every six years; unless they are retired. When a storm wreaks too much havoc and damage, it is removed from the list. The World Meteoro-logical Organization determines if the future use of that particular storm name would be inappropri-ate for reasons of sensitivity.
The deadliest storm names are removed from the list and another name is selected to re-place it. There are a few familiar Hurricane names that have been removed: Frederic (1979), Elena (1985), Opal (1995), Ivan (2004), Dennis (2005) and Katrina (2005). Two 2018 Hurricane names were removed - Florence and Michael. They will be re-placed by Francine and Milton.
Luis 1995Marilyn 1995Matthew 2016Michael 2018Michelle 2001Mitch 1998Noel 2007Opal 1995Otto 2016Paloma 2008Rita 2005Roxanne 1995Sandy 2012Stan 2005Tomas 2010Wilma 2005For more, go towww.nhc.noaa.gov
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Wooly Booger Social Club Hosts Party To Repel Storms
If you love Pensacola Beach and hate storms you are invited to the Wooly Booger Social Club’s Keep the Hurricanes Away This Season Bawl, Sun-day, June 2 at 2 p.m. at Paradise Bar and Grill.
The Wooly Boogers are a loosely organized tribe of is-landers, friends and beach fam-ily who hold to the longstanding tradition of crowning a “Queen Shugah” whose only job is to
keep hurricanes from reaching the sands of Pensacola Beach.
The party is open to every-one. There is no charge, no dress code, no rules. You can bring a small good luck charm to leave at the Queen’s altar. You can toast the beginning of Hurricane Season.
Learn what it means to “Blow and Believe” should a storm spin around in the Gulf. Read Island Times for more.
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FEMA(Federal Emergency Management Agency)www.FEMA.govHeadquarters in Atlanta: 770-220-5200 • 800-621-3362 Pensacola Beach is in FEMA Region IV
WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTSText messages sent to your cell phone with instructions from FEMA, the National Weather Service, and Dept. of Homeland Security. More at www.weather.gov
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTERwww.nhc.noaa.gov
NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICEwww.weather.gov251-633-6443 (Mobile, AL)
Fraud, Waste & Abuse Hotline: 844-640-0008
RED CROSSRedCross.org850-432-7601800-733-2767Post Storm Communication with Family:Redcross.org/SafeandWell or 1-866-GET-INFOTo let your family and friends know that you are safe after the storm.
Poison Control: 800-222-1222
Attorney General (price gouging) 866-966-7226
Department of Environmental Protection: 850-245-2118
MyEscambia.comDisaster Preparedness InformationBeReadyEscambia.comSign up for Alert Escambia at BeReadyEs-cambia.com. Register to receive emergency notifi cations via text, email, by phone
Escambia CountyEmergency Management: 850-471-6400
Escambia CountyCommission District Four: 850-595-4940
Florida Department of Health in Escambia County:850-595-6500
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1. Protect yourself and your family: • Get a free copy of the BeReady Escambia disaster guide from the Pensacola Beach Visitor’s Center or the SRIA offi ce at 1 Via de Luna. • Sign up for emergency alerts on your cell phone through Alert Escambia by calling 850-471–6400 or on line at BeReady Escambia.• Keep a map of the evacuation routes in your car• Set up arrangements for communicating with family and friends when you evacuate2. Protect your property• Call the Development Services Department at 850-932-2257. • We can tell you the fl ood protection level for your property. • We can look at your building with you to fi nd ways you can reduce potential damage. 3. Protect your fi nances• Get and keep a fl ood insurance policy on your building and contents.• Talk to an insurance professional to make sure you have the right insurance coverage and you’re paying the right premium.• Flood insurance is not getting cheaper. Higher elevated buildings are better protected and have lower fl ood insurance premiums. 4. Protect your protection: • Sand dunes are the fi rst line of fl ood defense – protect them by using the walkovers.• There are construction rules to protect you and your neighbor. Call Development Services before you build, improve, grade, or fi ll your property.• Call Development Services if you see construction or fi lling without a permit. An unpermitted project may increase your exposure to wind or fl ood damage.
The waters of the Gulf of Mexico are our best friend.They formed the beaches that make up Pensacola Beach and provide us our great environment for
swimming, boating, fi shing, and relaxing. However, now and then a hurricane or tropical storm will send the Gulf’s waters into town.
In fact, all of Pensacola Beach is subject to fl ooding. The entire island was inundated as recently as 2004 with Hurricane Ivan.
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Joe Stukey of the Stukey Group advises, “When I evacuate because of a hurricane, I always take my desktop and laptop computers with me. One tornado could cause them to disappear.”
For those who choose not to do that, here are some suggestions: • Unplug all equipment and place it on a desk or shelf, off the fl oor in case of fl ooding.• Move electronics away from window areas.• Cover all electronics with sheets of plastic and secure it with string or tape.• Make a backup of all important fi les and take the backup device when leaving home.• Online backup services can also be used to store a backup of personal computer fi les.
If you have additional questions, contact Joe at [email protected] or 850-206-3156.
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After you have developed your family’s hurricane readiness plan and prepared a disaster sup-ply kit, you will want to create an action plan to execute if a storm tracks toward the Gulf, or worse yet, Pensacola Beach. Escambia County Emergency Management offi cials outlined these tasks at BeReadyEscambia.com
Five Days Out Review your family disaster plan. Get your survival kit and im-portant papers ready. If you or a family member is elderly, handicapped or has special care needs, be sure you know about special needs shelters Take photos of your property from all angles. It may not look the same after the storm passes. Begin work to prepare your home and yard. Check for, fi x or remove loose items on your structures/homes. Clear loose and clogged rain gutters and down spouts. If you live in an evacuation zone, know where you will go and how you will get there.
Three Days OutIf a storm spins into the
Gulf, and offi cials are predict-ing landfall within three days, residents should step up their preparations. Double check your disaster kit and make necessary purchases to avoid lines and traffi c. Gather special supplies for in-fants, children, seniors and pets. Be sure you have all materials and tools necessary to shutter windows. If your plans are to evacuate, make arrangements, book reser-vations and pack what you can in your vehicle.
Hurricane WatchTypically, forecasters can
identify areas which will see hurricane conditions within 48 hours. Those in the Hurricane Watch areas should concentrate their efforts on securing their property and preparing for an evacuation order. Fill vehicle gas tank. Get cash. Secure papers and valuables. Refi ll medications.
Fill containers and tubs with water, even if evacuating - you may need the water when you return. Bring in outdoor objects such as lawn furniture, toys, garden tools. Shutter your windows. Prepare boats. Help neighbors with their preparations. If your plans are to evacuate out of the local area, secure your home so you can leave as soon as an evacuation order is issued. If you are registered for transpor-tation to a public shelter, be sure you have everything you need for your “go bag.”
Hurricane Warning A storm will be about 36
hours from impact when the hur-ricane warning is issued. Offi cial evacuation orders may be issued not long after a warning. Stay tuned to local news and get your weather radio ready. Complete any fi nal prepara-tions. Turn off utilities if instructed to do so. Otherwise, turn the
refrigerator thermostat to its coldest setting and keep the doors closed. If you plan to travel out of the area and can leave at this point, do so now to avoid traffi c jams. If evacuation orders are issued, determine if your residence is aff ected. If you are evacuating locally, leave for your designated safe location. If you are utilizing a public shelter, check which shel-ters are open.
If you are not required to evacuate, prepare a safe room in your home and stay off the roads to enable evacuation traffic to clear the area. Notify your designated out-of-town contact and let them know where you are sheltering. Avoid using the phone, except for emergencies. Remain calm. Positive attitudes and patience are helpful.
Storm’s A Brewin’ ~ What Will You Do?
Evacuation Orders Residents in a specifi c zone must evacuate the area of danger. It is illegal to stay in a home. During an evacua-tion order, there will be no excessive force used to remove people, but next-of-kin or emergency contact informa-tion can be requested. Access to areas may be restricted for the sole purpose of property protection. (Voluntary Evacuation no longer is used in Escambia County. All Evacuation Orders are mandatory)
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Surviving Michael Hurricane Michael was a category 5 hurricane that made a catastrophic landfall near Mexico Beach and Tyndall Air Force
Base, Florida, October 10, 2018, producing devastating winds and storm surge near the coast, and rain and wind inland. It was
directly responsible for 16 deaths and about $25 billion in damage in the United States.
National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone ReportAt 0130 October 9, 2018 I
departed Pensacola Beach for Mexico Beach which was in the projected path of Hurricane Michael. The Category 5 storm came ashore in that little beach town the day of the 10th leaving widespread destruction and kill-ing several people.
I rode out the storm in a cottage there with its owner, Lynn. Her home on Pensacola Beach was destroyed by Hur-ricane Ivan and her immortal words after that storm were, "I have had it with these damn bar-
rier islands. I'm going to get a nice little place over at Mexico Beach."
The place at Mexico Beach was scuff ed up with two rooftop wind turbines that oversped and rejoined the mother ship. There was minor water damage to the sheetrock in one room. Many trees downed nearby.
Whole neighborhoods were totaled by wind and/or storm surge. That we survived the storm is due to pure random luck. We could have been sta-tistics.
We experienced clear-head-ed lucid fear. We never panicked.
While in a structure dur-ing a storm you are pretty much along for the ride. There may, however, be things you can do to lessen damage. In this case we leaned on a south-facing door which was being battered by strong gusts and seemed about to break out of its frame. We took turns leaning on the door for several hours. We attribute the survival of the house to in-tegrity of that door (in addition to blind luck).
By Sandspur
A nearby house with no oc-cupants had a south facing door give way and had extensive wind damage after the door fl ew open.
My place on Pensacola Beach has been hit by several lesser storms and I have always fl ed the Island for higher ground. Evacuate when advised to do so.
At some point in the prog-ress of a storm you lose whining privileges if you do not leave. Roads will be impassable and
you cannot evacuate. Emergen-cy responders cannot come help you. Handle it.
Enduring the full force of a hurricane does not make you a better person. It does not build character.
Experience your next hur-ricane far from ground zero in a cold, dark bar with a good TV. Read your Island Times 2019 Hurricane Guide before the lights go out.
Industry Expert Looks Back At MichaelTimingThe timing was all wrong—
we do not get storms this late in October but apparently no one told mother nature. I have been doing this storm thing as a research-er, coastal resident and insurance guy for so long that I started putting up the tarps and pulling the gas out of the genera-tors after October 4. I just did not think we would get storm this late, and neither did many others.
IntensityThis storm was an anom-
aly—or maybe an indicator of things to come. When a storm continues to gain strength and drop millibars as it approaches land, we have something new on our hands. Most storms die off quickly upon interacting with the great friction that land is. Not Michael, it roared and churned delivering a 13-foot storm surge over Mexico Beach and severe wind damage all the way up to Georgia. Just one trip down Interstate 10 between Pen-sacola and Tallahassee will let you know that this hurricane had staying power.
Severity of DamageDiff erent was the damage
profi le and the capacity of the homes to take the wind. Damage like this has not been seen in a couple of decades in anything other than a tornado and Pana-ma City was not the town to take it. Many of our structures here are built to diff erent standards.
The old Southern Building Code allowed spaced plywood, non-blocked gable end walls, fi ber-board sheathing and a lack of solid load path connectors from
the slab to the t r u sses . I under-s t a n d A nd rew was this bad, but I just m i s s e d that go a r o u n d down in
Miami-Dade.PopulationI have pulled the statistics
from the Florida Department of Insurance Regulation that keeps track of the number of claims by type and resolution. It is hard to fathom that in Hurricane Mi-chael there were only 95,000 claims while Irma had 850,000 claims. There are more open Irma claims than Michael per the books.
This tale of two storms shows what a 130-mph event hitting the least populated por-tion of South Florida, the south west corner of the state, and then mainlining up I-75 to Georgia does, compared to a 150-mph head-on hit does to a beach town and a whole lot of pine forest be-hind it.
SummaryHurricane Michael, if we
can get through these current tight spots, will end up being a catalyst for Panama City and much of the rest of the com-munity. The number of homes
that will be rebuilt to code, the amount of insurance company money and construction jobs, and improved infrastructure, will be the silver lining.
This can also be seen in Pen-sacola where Ivan damaged, and FEMA helped move, the waste water treatment facility with the leadership at Baskerville Donovan. This can also be seen
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, along Highway 90, from Ocean Springs to Pass Christian and Waveland where rebuilding has taken place out of the fl ood zone and is now wind resistant.
Like Hemmingway said in Farewell to Arms, “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”
"When a storm continues to gain strength, and drop millibars as it approaches land, we have something new on our hands."— John Minor,
CGC CFM, president of Complete, Inc.
By John MinorABOUT THE AUTHOR: John G. Minor, CGC CFM is
a large loss insurance appraiser and expert witness as the president of Complete, Inc. Minor is a third-generation contractor and has com-mitted his career to understanding building failures and their full res-toration. Complete serves the coun-try out of Gulf Breeze, Florida, and is a licensed general contractor in multiple states.
The devastation left in Hurricane Michael’s path of destruction. Photo courtesy of the Panama City News Herald
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University of Miami = HurricanesTalledega College (Alabama) and Concordia University (Texas) = TornadoesCrown (St. Bonifacius, Minnesota) and Simpson (Indianola, Iowa) = Storm
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urricane HoroscopeM a d a M e a s t r a’s
Madame Astra reads the celestial skies. With her head in the clouds even on a clear day, she offers these Hurricane Horoscopes.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A recent spate of confusion re-garding decision-making begins to clear up. But caution is still ad-vised. Continue to check details. An old friend has important news about evacuation hotels.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You're anxious to see your preparedness ideas move from concept to development. But try-ing to herald your smart moves right now could backfire. Wait for the right moment.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Keep your thoughts focused on the positive as you deal with an unexpected turn in the weather. Welcome a change in a personal or professional relationship.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Health matters take on added importance at this time. Deal with them before they interfere with your summer plans. A favorite beach spot that cooled off could soon warm up again.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) While a few details involving upcoming hurricane season still need your attention, you fun-loving Felines can begin to spend more time enjoying your lively social life. Make your storm plan and file it away.
VIRGO (August 23 to Sep-tember 22) That long-sought-after career change could require you to move to another city. Weigh your decision carefully before either accepting or rejecting the offer. Are you fleeing a storm or
a stormy relationship? LIBRA (September 23 to
October 22) Being the workplace disaster prepper can be awkward for Librans. Your skills allow for striking a balance between safe and sorry with stormy co-workers.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Although your fi-nancial situation starts to improve this summer, you still need to be cautious about money matters. Romance is swirling in the wind.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Your overall position continues to brighten. Tackle long-deferred challenges. A change in travel plans could work to your benefit. Stay home during July.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Things seem to be slowing down for the usually restless Sea Goat. But wouldn't a bit of respite be just what you need right now? Activity picks up in September 2.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Personal relation-ships take a positive turn for both married and single Aquarians. It could be complicated but you will meet someone interesting while assisting others with planning.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) The fish needs water. Be ready to swim. Some of it is upstream, but ultimately every extra effort you make will prove beneficial. Numbers 13, 22, 43 are lucky.
Gulf front homes were toppled after Opal roared ashore in October 1995. The powerful force of wind and waves was evident islandwide, but particularly on Ariola Drive. At land-fall Opal was a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph.Photo courtesy of Steve and Carol Headley
A twisted pile of wood and debris is all that was left of this Pensacola Beach one story home after Opal paid a visit on October 4, 1995. The powerful storm surge and wind ravaged beachfront ground-level homes. Construction codes now require homes to be elevated. Photo courtesy of Steve and Carol Headley
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Tropical TidbitsThe Atlantic Hurricane Sea-
son is officially June 1 through No-vember 30. Hurricane Michael was a late season storm, but found his way to Mexico Beach on October 10, 2018. After debating his strength for months, the National Hurricane Center declared Michael as a Cat-egory 5. He is only the fourth Cat 5 to impact the U.S. The others are fa-mous – Andrew in 1992, Camille in 1969 and an unnamed storm in 1935.
The Florida 511 Traveler Infor-mation System is a free public ser-vice that offers motorists, commut-ers, commercial vehicle operators, residents and visitors the latest traffic information and urgent alerts. These include notifications about traffic in-cidents, road closures and suggested alternate routes. The free informa-tion service is accessible by mobile app, website, toll-free phone system and Twitter. The Florida 511 mobile app, available free on Google Play and the Apple App Store, averages
127,000 sessions each month, and drivers have checked their apps al-most 7 million times since FDOT first launched the Apple app in 2012.
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In predicting hurricanes, weath-er experts often compare current weather conditions and predictors to previous years. Looking at El Nino and weather patterns – 1969 has been analyzed for its similarity to 2019. In 1969 the Rolling Stones were singing Honky Tonk Woman and Camille battered the Gulf Coast.
While Pensacola Beach resi-dents prepare to leave the island when an evacuation order is given, Santa Rosa Island Authority, Es-cambia County Public Works, Pub-lic Safety and other agencies arrive to stage equipment, and resources to aid in the restoration and recov-ery. Once the equipment is in place, they heed the evacuation order, too.
After the storm clears and as soon
as it is safe to do so, Damage Assess-ment Teams return to the island to begin road clearing and utility assessment.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office plays a key role in many island events - hurricane evacuation is just one of them. A frequently asked ques-tion during a storm event is, “Will the Bob Sikes Bridge be closed?”
When the winds reach a sustained speed of 39 mph, law enforcement may close the Bob Sikes Bridge to drivers.
Don’t sink lawn furni-ture in your pool. It can dam-age the pool finish or liner.
The use of mobi-mats at some of the Pensacola Beach walkovers has added benefits during storm season. They are removable and thus create no debris in the wake of a storm. The mobi-mat type walkway is rolled up and removed from the beach prior to a storm. After the all clear is given, the mobi-mat can be quickly reinstalled.
Gulf Power received unanimous approval from the Florida Public Ser-vice Commission to begin recovering costs of restoring power to more than 136,000 customers and rebuilding the grid following unprecedented Hurri-cane Michael. The FPSC approved a storm restoration surcharge of $8 per month beginning in July 2019 for a residential customer using 1,000 kilo-watt-hours per month. Even with this increase, Gulf Power customer bills remain lower than they were in Janu-ary 2018. Commercial and industrial customers will see bills increase by 3-8 percent depending on the rate plan.
Beach resident Elizabeth Hew-son shared some storm advice: When you buy your “first three on me” non-perishable food supply, put it all in an easy-to-carry plastic bin. At the end of the season when it’s time to give thanks and your bin is still full, donate the food to a lo-cal food bank or homeless shelter.
Also two gallon Ziploc bags are one of the easiest ways to store and label important papers, jewelry and anything else that fits. They are easy to grab and throw in your car should you have to evacuate your home.
Not a weather official, but a re-ally cool guy to follow on Face-book, “Mike’s Weather Page.” He
hosts a website, www.spaghettimod-els.com. He has a huge following (over a half million people) and is a good source of information dur-ing tropical events. While weather.gov, nhc.noaa.gov and bereadyes-cambia.com are the officials, Mike’s Weather Page is worth checking out.
For insurance purposes, make an inventory of your home, says Sharla Gorder. Twice a year, put your iPhone to better use than perusing cat videos on Facebook. Photograph or video everything in your home. Go room to room and open every closet and ev-ery drawer. For big ticket items that you won’t be evacuating, snap a close-up picture of the serial numbers with make and model numbers. Store all of these images in a secure cyber place.
Actually, as “big ticket items” are brought into your home throughout the year, it’s a good idea to photograph not only the serial and model numbers before installing, but the receipt from the purchase as well. It will include the date of purchase. Comes in handy with insurance adjusters.
If you think the island is going to be evacuated, give your refrigerator contents a thorough going over. Mus-tard and pickles won’t be a problem if the power goes out, but the filet of fish and broccoli salad need to be removed prior to leaving. An islander’s trick: place a cotton ball or washcloth satu-rated in vanilla in the empty refriger-ator. It will keep the funky smell from knocking you over when you open the refrigerator upon your return home.
If you want to make the cocktail famously named a Hurricane, here is one way to do it. Ice in a shaker, squeeze the juice from half a lime on top. Add two ounces each of light rum, dark rum, passion fruit juice. Add one ounce orange juice, one tablespoon each of simple syrup and grenadine. Shake it up, baby! Pour in a curvy hurricane glass or an insulated travel tumbler. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and an orange slice. Use cau-tion while operating heavy equipment or using social media.
What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.
~ Jane Austen18th Century English Novelist
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Packing Up Your Pooch Evacuation Plans for Your PetsBy Dr. TIm Gossman, Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital
If you have lived along our beautiful coast for any length of time, you may have been asked to evacuate your beloved home to allow Mother Nature to cast her shadow across our beaches.
A little planning is very im-portant to ensure that we can take our pets with us and keep them safe and healthy until we can return home.
Start your plan by assembling an Emergency Supply Kit for evacuating with your pet. 1. Make sure your pet can be identified. A microchip that is injected under your pet's skin is a great place to start. This micro-chip can be entered into a national data base that connects your name and phone numbers to your pet. Simply scanning your pet can easily reunite you and your pet if you become separated. 2. A recent photo of you with your pet, current vaccination history, microchip number and your pet's medical history should be sealed in a waterproof plastic bag. 3. A leash and collar or harness with current rabies tag and identi-fi cation tag should be attached to
each pet. Collars can be ordered that have the pet's name and phone number embroidered on them. 4. A carrier or cage of suffi cient size to allow your pet to stand, stretch and turn around with room for food and water. 5. Enough food and water for 5 days. (A water guide of 1 ounce of water per pound of body weight is needed per day.) Water and food bowls and a manual can opener. 6. All medications that your pet is taking for 5-7 days. If your pet is unaccustomed to travel and stress, speak with your veterinarian about the possibility of a prescrip-tion of an anti-anxiety medication. 7. Familiar bedding, blankets and toys can help reduce stress. 8. Cat litter, litter pans and litter scoops with plastic bags for waste. 9. Plastic bags, paper towels, pee pads, spray cleaner and news-paper. 10. An American Red Cross fi rst aid kit.
Keep all of this in a sealable plastic container so that every-thing is ready to go.
Evacuation PlansOnce your evacuation kit is
prepared, where are you going? If you are traveling out of the area, know your destination and the route you are taking. There are many pet-friendly hotels that you can fi nd along your route and at your destina-tion. Visit the web site: gopet-friendly.com to get a listing of these hotels, along with their addresses and phone numbers that you can print and save. Call and con-fi rm a reserva-tion as soon as you know you a re leav ing. When travel-ing, use caution and secure your pet when enter-ing and exiting your vehicle.
If you are staying local, there are pet friend-ly shelters in Escambia and Santa
Rosa counties. These shelters are where you and your pets will stay together or in shelters adjacent to each other.
• Escambia County During a disas-ter, the pet shel-ter location will be posted on the Escambia Coun-ty Storm Cen-ter (https://my-escambia.com/stor mcenter). The pet-friendly shelter should be a last resort. For the protection of people and other pets at the shelter, animals brought in with-out proof of cur-rent vaccinations will be vaccinat-ed by Escambia County Shelter staff .
• Santa Rosa County
The Santa Rosa County Hur-ricane Pet Friendly Shelter (www.
santarosa.f l.gov/257/Shelters) website will show where the shel-ter is located, a Pet Registration for Shelters (fi ll out and print copy to take with you), Pet Friendly Evacuation Shelter Use Agree-ment (fi ll out and print a copy to take with you), and a Pet Friendly Hotel Locator (nationwide).
Boarding your pet may not be the best idea because the boarding kennel staff may need to evacu-ate, also.
Use extra caution when re-turning to your home with your pets after a storm. Hazards are everywhere. Fences are down, sharp objects and broken glass are everywhere. Any number of toxic elements are exposed. Keep your pets on a leash or confi ned in safe areas until damage is assessed, clean-up is complete and fencing restored.
Evacuation with your pet is not easy, but with a little planning, gathering the right supplies and documents, caution and a healthy dose of patience, you can be pre-pared to help your pet through Mother Nature’s darker side and back to the sunny beach.
Living the good life! Rommel and his little buddy Romy will evacuate the island with their parents Chris and Becky Shearman.
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strikes it will disrupt many facets of your life including your fi tness regimen. That is to be expected. We have all experienced long periods with no power, limited com-munications and issues with the roads. There are many im-mediate things we may have to handle including insurance claims, debris removal, home repair and transportation. That usually results in stress and possibly anxiety and de-pression. We’ve all been there in Northwest Florida.
The thing to remember is you can handle all these things better if you are as
good as you be, mentally, emotionally and physically. You will be able to take care of others and your responsi-bilities if you are the best you can be. So, DO NOT neglect your exercise and your sports activity.
I know you may not have air conditioning or a refrig-erator. You may have to work in the sun and you may not be able to sleep well. But you have to take care of yourself to make all of it work.
My tips are:• Walk or run every
day. It will be best to do that early in the morning or late in the afternoon when it’s a bit cooler and you need an attitude boost. Take your fl ashlight so you can see ev-erything in the road and so motorists can see you. Make
sure you wear light-colored clothing - your last white t-shirt is more than good enough. Walking or running will make your body feel bet-ter, give you time to think clearly and it will provide an emotional boost. Trust me.
• If you’re a cyclist and the roads are damaged, you can still pedal yourself into feeling energized and calm. Use your trainer (remember you bought one of those years ago?) for some indoor cycling. You’ll be surprised that it is not as boring as people say and you can get a great work-out in. Anything that gets your heart beating faster and your lungs feeding oxygen to your body is a huge positive. Because you’re not on the lookout for cars, animals and pedestrians, you can take this
By Charles GheenUSAT Certifi ed Race Director
Tri-d and True Tips For Keeping Your Form in the Wake of a Storm
time to relax your mind and think carefully about the cir-cumstances and what’s next. If the roads are fi ne, you can ride outside, but use caution. Expect debris and motorist in a huge hurry.
• I really would not give up on my swimming with one caveat - be aware that debris may well be in open water. It’s going to have to be very darn clear for me to consider it. Also, there may be chemicals or sewage in the water so be very, very care-ful. Find a pool if you can.
• Finally, you must en-sure that you are well-hydrat-ed and you stick to your nor-mal nutrition. When friends arrive with jelly doughnuts, reach for an apple. Remember to be moderate in any con-sumption of adult beverages.
Be good to yourself and you will come out of this situation much stronger and better.
“Moderate exercise is indispensable; exercise ‘til the mind feels delight in reposing from thefatigue.” Socrates
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Jimmy Buff ett - Surfi ng In A HurricaneScorpions - Rock You Like A HurricaneDoors - Riders On The StormImagine Dragons - ThunderLena Horne - Stormy WeatherJohnny Lang - Still Rainin'CCR - Who'll Stop The RainNeil Sadaka - Laughter In The RainMilli Vanilli - Blame It on the RainChi Coltrane - Thunder & LighteningLifehouse - HurricaneWeather Girls - It's Raining MenClassics IV - StormyLuke Bryan - Rain Is A Good ThingBJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My HeadEddie Rabbit - I Love A Rainy NightLuke Combs - HurricaneTanya Tucker - Two Sparrows In A HurricanePhil Collins - I Wish It Would RainBrad Paisley - Perfect StormPeabo Bryson - Can You Stop the RainTim McGraw - She's My Kind Of RainLuke Combs - When It Rains It PoursGarth Brooks - The Thunder RollsJackson Browne - You Love The ThunderJo Dee Messina - Bring On The RainPrince - Purple RainGary Allan - Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)Bruno Mars - It Will RainDee Clark - RaindropsAlbert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern CaliforniaJimmy Buff ett - Breathe In Breathe Out Move OnCreed - RainLenny Kravitz Featurting Jay-Z - StormOran Juice Jones - The RainKenny Chesney - Save It For A Rainy DayJohn Coltrane - After The RainBlind Melon - No RainCarpenters - Rainy Days And MondaysCascades - Rhythm Of The RainJames Taylor - Fire & RainGuns & Roses - November Rain
Storm Songs To Boogie ByNeed to get your playlist ready? Are you planning a Hurricane Party? Boogie, Inc. the area’s leader in per-sonality DJs compiled this list just for the fun of it.
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Top Photo: Even a tropical storm can make plenty of clean up work for crews on Pensacola Beach. Tropical Storm Gordon reached its peak intensity as a high-end tropical storm late on September 4, 2018, before it made landfall just east of Pascagoula, Mississippi, shortly afterwards. Gordon then rapidly weakened inland, before weakening into a remnant low on September 6. Gordon’s landfall 97 miles west of Pensacola Beach still left a mark. Wind swept sand and powerful surf deposited up to a foot of sand in some areas of the Casino Beach and the Gulfside Pavilion. Photo right: Red Flags flew over Pensacola Beach while Tropical Storm Gordon churned up waves on September 4, 2018. Plenty of sand had to be shoveled from the Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach. Photos courtesy of Charles Gheen
Barrier Islands are home to a variety of wild things. From armadillos, opossum, diamond back terrapins to raccoons, coyotes, shorebirds and snakes. While humans prepare for storms, what about wild things?
• Where do animals go when a hurricane comes? Although I’m not 100 percent sure where all wild things go, some are “aware” and move to high ground – which could be your house. Others are not and are lost during the storm. Last year a tagged terrapin, which we were monitoring, moved into a deeper part of St. Joe Bay during the Hurricane Michael and made it fine. The hatchings however, spend their first year on the beach and they were found scattered all over town.
I, personally, have always wanted to know where the fish go. I guess I need to get a SCUBA tank one day and just watch them as the storm rolls in! Anyone want to volunteer to help? Just kidding.
• If animals do leave, when do they come back? Those that “hunker” down in burrows and dens will not emerge until they feel safe. Their burrows may be satu-rated and they’ll wait until drier conditions. Those that literally leave the island may not return. I remember many more skunks at Ft. Pickens prior to Ivan. They did not return and the armadillos seemed to have replaced them. I also noticed that the landscaped changed after Ivan, different plants took the new open locations (invasive species are good at this). Hawks became more common because they prefer the more open spaces. You sometimes see a slight shift in species variety after a storm. Some-times species you were not expecting to see show up after storms. Like mangroves. Some of these newbies eventually leave and head back where they came from.
• What precautions should humans take when returning to the beach after a storm evacuation with regard to wildlife? This is biggie. People have found spiders, snakes, and even alligators in their homes when the returned. Remember everything is wet and flooded.
Wildlife is seeking higher dry ground like everyone else. Debris could be har-boring all sorts of creatures. So, I highly recommend wearing boots and gloves. Be cautious. Move items with rakes until you are sure nothing else is in there.
Fire ants are a big problem. Even if you are wading through the floodwater, fire ants can make it a bad day. Again, be cautious and wear protective boots and clothing.
Stay safe!
Wild Things By Rick O’ConnorSea Grant Agent University of Florida
IFAS/Escambia Extension
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HOW TO PURIFY WATERWhen a precautionary boil water notice is issued,
you’ll want to have a safe and adequate drinkingwater supply in your home for drinking and cookingpurposes until service can be restored. To do this,you’ll need to purify the water by using one ofseveral methods:
BOILING• Boil vigorously for 3 to 5 minutes and let cool.
HYPOCHLORITE BLEACH• Use regular liquid bleach from the home laundry or grocery store.• DO NOT use a bleach that has a fragrance or scent.• Read the label to find the percentage of chlorine available. It should be 5.25%.• Add 6 drops to a gallon of water and let stand at least 30 minutes.• If the water has a strong chlorine smell after 30 minutes, pour back and forth between two clean jugs or containers until the smell has dissipated.
PURIFICATION TABLETS These can be purchased from a drug store. Keepthem with your hurricane supplies and useaccording to directions on the package.
During tropical storms or hurricanes when many uprooted trees cause hundreds of broken waterand sewer lines, water service may be shut off system-wide. As a result, boil water notices areoften issued, until mains can be repaired and system pressures are restored.
It’s Time to Prepare
WHY IS THE ISSUANCE OF A BOIL WATER NOTICEREQUIRED?
When breaks or leaks occur in water lines, and the normal pressure inthe line is lost, the possibility exists for contaminants to enter that line.The odds of this happening are extremely remote, but to be extracautious, precautionary boil water notices are placed in effect whileroutine bacteriological sampling is conducted. Usually, two separate setsof samples are taken (again to be extra cautious), each test needing 24hours to be considered complete. When both sets of samples come back“clean”, the precautionary boil water notice is lifted. These advisoriesonly affect water that is intended for drinking or cooking.
We use a variety of methods to communicate boil water notices to ourcustomers. They include delivering fliers door-to-door if only smallisolated areas are affected, through local media such as radio andtelevision, through an automated telephone notification system and onthe ECUA website. Look for the red Public Advisory icon located in theupper right hand corner of the homepage of ECUA’s website, and besure to monitor this page for updates during boil-water notices.
If there is phone service, you can call us at (850) 476-0480 if you havequestions or concerns. The Escambia County Health Department can alsoassist with answers to your questions. Call the Environmental Healthdivision at (850) 595-6700 for assistance.
HOW TO STORE PURIFIED WATER• To keep drinking water safe from contamination, it should be stored in clean, non-corrosive, tightly covered containers.• Prepare three gallons of water per day for each family member and any family pets.• To increase shelf life of water, group bottles in dark plastic trash bags to keep light out. Store containers in a cool, dark location.• CAUTION: Make sure children don't mistake bottles containing hazardous substances with bottles used for drinking water.• Get more information on hurricane preparedness by visiting www.BeReadyEscambia.com.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOTWATER HEATER:• Turn off your water at the cut-off valve.• Switch off the electrical circuit breakers to your electric water heater.• Contact your natural gas provider for recommendations on steps to take to safeguard your natural gas water heater.
HOW TO TURN OFF YOUR WATER:Water quickly becomes a precious resource
following many disasters. Cracked lines fromuprooted trees may pollute the water supply toyour house. It is wise to shut off your water untilyou hear from authorities that it is safe fordrinking.
It is vital that all household members learn howto shut off the water at the main house valve.
Before an emergency happens, locate the shut-off valve for the water line that enters your houseand label this valve with a tag for easyidentification. Make sure this valve can becompletely shut off. Your valve may be rustedopen or it may only partially close. If so, replace it.The valve, which may have a wheel type handle, isnormally under the water faucet outside (usuallyin the front of the house or by the garage door),18 inches below the ground and two feet fromthe house, in line with your water meter. Somevalves are located directly behind your propertyline near the street.
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