About 45 minutes ago around 7:00PM this afternoon August 16, high winds from Tropical Storm Claudette toppled a large oak tree across U.S. Highway 98 at the intersection of 9th Street in front of the Apalachicola Physical Therapy Clinic.
Traffic though that portion of the highway was blocked momentary as work crews from the City were out in force to clear the intersection for traffic.
Traffic though that portion of the highway was blocked momentary as work crews from the City were out in force to clear the intersection for traffic.
Earlier in the day, at approximately 2:00PM an alert went out warning the Florida panhandle of the approach of TS Claudette. At that time, Claudette was traveling at 14 MPH and located 40 miles South of Apalachicola and 160 miles Southeast of Pensacola, with expected rains on 7 to 10 inches.
As a precaution County Emergency Management officials activated the emergency operations center and issued an voluntary evacuation order for the Alligator Point area about 50 miles East of the city. Additionally, due to flooding and potential erosion, county officials closed to traffic the West bound lane heading to Alligator Point.
While localized flooding in the city was expected, high winds from TS Claudette littered the Streets with tree branches, caused a power outage, and toppled the tree at U.S. 98 and 9th Street.
As a precaution County Emergency Management officials activated the emergency operations center and issued an voluntary evacuation order for the Alligator Point area about 50 miles East of the city. Additionally, due to flooding and potential erosion, county officials closed to traffic the West bound lane heading to Alligator Point.
While localized flooding in the city was expected, high winds from TS Claudette littered the Streets with tree branches, caused a power outage, and toppled the tree at U.S. 98 and 9th Street.
Photo courtesy of Fonda Davis, Jr., via text.
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