EVACUATION NOTICE for: Residents living along the New River, Crooked River and Carrabelle River.

FRANKLIN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
28 Airport Road
Apalachicola, Florida 32320
(850) 653-8977, Fax (850) 653-3643
em3frank@gtcom.net
Date: June 26, 2012
Time: 4:00 PM
Evacuation Notice
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners has issued an EVACUATION NOTICE for:
Residents living along the New River, Crooked River and Carrabelle River.
 With the amount of rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby; we have been advised that the water
from the creeks and streams will be draining into our rivers. Because of this fact the National
Weather Service has no way of monitoring just how quickly the water will be rising or exactly
how much we might expect is the reason for this evacuation. Just because you do not have
flooding now it is coming. Please take all necessary precautions!
Red Cross Shelters currently open:
Crawfordville Elementary
379 Arran Rd.
Crawfordville Florida
1
st
 Baptist Church
9500 Woodville Hwy.
Woodville, Florida
Taylor County Elementary
1600 E. Green St.
 Perry, Florida
Red Cross Shelters on Stand-by:
Tolar Elementary (Stand-by)
14757 NW County Rd. 12
Bristol, Florida
Please use Hwy. 98 through Panacea or Highway 65
If you feel you need help evacuating at this time because you already have flooding issues call
911.                    
There are sandbags located at the old field house next to the
Carrabelle City Municipal Complex.
 SAFETY MESSAGE... PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE
FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.
Pamela Brownell
Director


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