 July 27 Update: Wednesday through Friday, winds are forecast to be out of the northwest and later west. Although sporadic sightings of tar balls may continue in the western Panhandle, Franklin County's shoreline is not expected to receive impacts over the next 72 hours. State environmental officials in charge of collecting weekly water and sediment samples off Franklin County's coast report they are NOT finding any petroleum-related contaminants in the samples. The DEP Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA) and the Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration (DEAR) collect the water and sediment samples. You can view the State's daily and weekly samplying reports by clicking here.
As the days pass without any impact from oil, officials say Franklin County's future threat level is also diminishing due to a weathering of the oil and the capping of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead. NEW!!! Apalachicola webcam shows the downtown view of the Apalachicola River.
If you are planning a trip to Franklin County and are concerned about impacts, tourism officials encourage you to check with local lodging providers in order to get the most up-to-date information. To make it easy, we’re providing you a direct link here to all of Franklin County’s accommodations. If you have questions about seafood safety, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently launched a seafood hotline to provide up-to-date information on Florida’s fisheries. The Florida Seafood Hotline, 1-800-357-4273, is updated daily at 2 pm and provides information on what state waters are open and other information about Florida's seafood. Forgotten Coast TV is taking daily video beach reports from several locations in Franklin County. Watch all of the Video Beach Reports here. Now you can also see the Franklin County Beach Report on CNN's ireport website.
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