20 of us are going to BCV this WED, providing the Orlando airport is open ...
Sarasoat is talking about voluntary evacuation already
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040911/NEWS/409110389/1060
Article published Sep 11, 2004
SARASOTA: For evacuees, sooner is better
The county's emergency manager advises voluntary evacuation by sundown
By Patty Allen-Jones
SARASOTA -- Sarasota County residents without a good reason to stay should consider voluntarily evacuating, the county's emergency manager said Friday.
And, said Gregg Feagans, anyone who plans to leave should get out before sundown today.
Hurricane Ivan "is a (major) hurricane," Feagans said. "We don't know what speed it will be if it hits Sarasota. Evacuate voluntarily now, out of the state of Florida."
Local residents and those south of here who have no reason to stay in Sarasota County should "continue north, stay ahead of the storm and leave early," Feagans said.
Leaving now means motorists will avoid clogged roads and long lines at the gas pumps, he said.
Depending on where Ivan comes ashore, emergency management officials said, the storm could cause street flooding and storm surges up to 12 feet in some areas.
Decisions will be made today on whether to open shelters and close schools Monday or Tuesday.
There are about 20 shelters in Sarasota County with a combined capacity of 40,000 people, Feagans said.
About 12,000 people sought shelter during Hurricane Charley and about 3,000 during Frances.
County, school and American Red Cross officials don't open all the shelters at once when an order is issued for mandatory evacuations, but stagger the openings as the shelters begin to fill up.
About three were open for people affected by Hurricane Charley, and seven during Hurricane Frances, said Martin Haire, a public information officer for Sarasota County.
"Depending on the track of the storm, we do not know until it gets closer how many shelters we will open up," Haire said.
Sarasoat is talking about voluntary evacuation already
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040911/NEWS/409110389/1060
Article published Sep 11, 2004
SARASOTA: For evacuees, sooner is better
The county's emergency manager advises voluntary evacuation by sundown
By Patty Allen-Jones
SARASOTA -- Sarasota County residents without a good reason to stay should consider voluntarily evacuating, the county's emergency manager said Friday.
And, said Gregg Feagans, anyone who plans to leave should get out before sundown today.
Hurricane Ivan "is a (major) hurricane," Feagans said. "We don't know what speed it will be if it hits Sarasota. Evacuate voluntarily now, out of the state of Florida."
Local residents and those south of here who have no reason to stay in Sarasota County should "continue north, stay ahead of the storm and leave early," Feagans said.
Leaving now means motorists will avoid clogged roads and long lines at the gas pumps, he said.
Depending on where Ivan comes ashore, emergency management officials said, the storm could cause street flooding and storm surges up to 12 feet in some areas.
Decisions will be made today on whether to open shelters and close schools Monday or Tuesday.
There are about 20 shelters in Sarasota County with a combined capacity of 40,000 people, Feagans said.
About 12,000 people sought shelter during Hurricane Charley and about 3,000 during Frances.
County, school and American Red Cross officials don't open all the shelters at once when an order is issued for mandatory evacuations, but stagger the openings as the shelters begin to fill up.
About three were open for people affected by Hurricane Charley, and seven during Hurricane Frances, said Martin Haire, a public information officer for Sarasota County.
"Depending on the track of the storm, we do not know until it gets closer how many shelters we will open up," Haire said.
