Sand and bags are available around the clock at the following locations:
Messer Field South parking lot – along Jackson Bluff Road opposite the intersection with Dupree Street (this is a relocation of the site at the corner of Mabry Street and Bellevue Way)
Mitchell Avenue next to Winthrop Park
Lawrence-Gregory Community Center at Dade Street (1115 Dade St.)
NOTE: Citizens must bring their own shovels and be prepared to fill bags themselves; a limit of 25 bags per person exists at these three locations
As of 4 pm this afternoon, the City has distributed 8,000 sandbags and 21 truckloads of sand; all three City sandbag sites will be staffed until nightfall.
No flooding reported thus far; drainage/flooding response crews and tree-removal crews are on standby and ready to be deployed as needed
Barricades are positioned along city streets prone to flooding so emergency crews can block off roads quickly if necessary
The primary City phone number for storm-related inquiries, including power outages, downed trees or flooding is 891-4YOU (4968). Additional personnel have been called in, and will this number will be staffed throughout the night and Saturday.
Scattered power outages have been reported throughout the afternoon; all have been restored within an hour; Electric Utility crews remain on standby and are ready to be deployed as needed. As of 4:45 pm, approximately 3,900 customers are without power.
Four commercial flights at Tallahassee Regional Airport have been cancelled today; otherwise the airport is operating as normal. As additional flights throughout the afternoon and evening may be delayed or cancelled, passengers are reminded to contact airlines directly regarding the status of individual flights – customers may review the status of flights at Tallahassee Regional Airport online at Talgov.com. Cancelled flights thus far include:
9:05 am American Eagle flight to Miami
4:10 pm Continental flight to Tampa
6:10 pm Continental flight to Tampa
10:40 pm US Airways flight from Charlotte
The Electric Utility lowered the level of Lake Talquin by one foot in anticipation of heavy rains; river levels below the dam should remain below flood stage.
StarMetro has operated its normal schedule today, and will do so this evening and Saturday; the only cancelled route is tonight’s "Night Nole" route (operates 10 pm-3 am) serving Florida State University.
Solid Waste Services maintained normal collection schedules today
All Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs Department facilities, including the Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center, tennis courts, swimming pools and community centers will be closed both tonight and tomorrow. In addition, both neighborhood service centers will be closed tomorrow. The Animal Service Center has already closed this afternoon (normal closing time is 6:30 pm).
Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs has also postponed all fall youth sports registration activities scheduled for Saturday, August 23. This includes tackle football, flag football, cheerleading and volleyball. Registration will now take place Monday, August 25 at the same locations between 6 and 7 pm.
Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs general public gymnastics call-in registration has been rescheduled from tomorrow to Monday, August 25 at 1 pm.
In addition, all games tonight for a Men’s Industrial national softball tournament have been cancelled. City staff and tournament officials will meet tomorrow morning to review the situation at that time.
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