Concerned as Tropical Storm Fay approached the Florida panhandle, Franklin County officials declared a state of emergency early Thursday morning in anticipation of 6-8 inches of rain with subsequent flooding and 40-45 mph winds.
As a precaution, on Friday Betty Taylor-Webb, City Administrator instructed Public Works crews to ready equipment while State Inmates prepared sand bags to keep potential flood waters at bay. Police Chief Bobby Varnes and Fire Chief Bert Simmons ordered their departments on standby to provide assistance as needed. In addition, Progress Energy Spokesperson Bobby Pickles notified Betty Taylor-Webb and left a message on my cell phone late Friday informing that the power company were expecting widespread power outages and were sending extra crews to restore power after the storm passed.
Fortunately, the storm did not strengthen to a point where it caused any major damage, we got some much-needed rain, but in the end, there were no reported damage, injuries, or significant flooding. Despite the potential danger of flooding from this storm, the City of Apalachicola came out of it in good shape, below is a video clip of Apalachicola taken at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 23, 2008.
As a precaution, on Friday Betty Taylor-Webb, City Administrator instructed Public Works crews to ready equipment while State Inmates prepared sand bags to keep potential flood waters at bay. Police Chief Bobby Varnes and Fire Chief Bert Simmons ordered their departments on standby to provide assistance as needed. In addition, Progress Energy Spokesperson Bobby Pickles notified Betty Taylor-Webb and left a message on my cell phone late Friday informing that the power company were expecting widespread power outages and were sending extra crews to restore power after the storm passed.
Fortunately, the storm did not strengthen to a point where it caused any major damage, we got some much-needed rain, but in the end, there were no reported damage, injuries, or significant flooding. Despite the potential danger of flooding from this storm, the City of Apalachicola came out of it in good shape, below is a video clip of Apalachicola taken at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 23, 2008.
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