Nassau County Emergency Operations Ctr operating at "Elevated Level 2"

Nassau County

October 4, 2016 4:16 p.m.

Questions about Hurricane Preparedness or H. Matthew?

Our Citizen Information Call Center can be reached at 904-548-0900, option 1

The EOC is currently at LEVEL 2 - ELEVATED. NCEM staff members are participating in multiple conference calls with State EOC and National Hurricane Center throughout the day and night.

Matthew is a Major Hurricane (Cat. 4), with Maximum Sustained winds of 140 mph. The system's center is currently located at 15.6 N, 75.0 W, and moving N at 6 mph.

Even without a direct hit, this system will bring strong winds and dangerous tides all along Florida's Atlantic coast!

Please keep informed by monitoring this website, NassauEM's Facebook page, @NassauEM on Twitter, and the NWS-Jax website

Nassau County Residents should have disaster supplies stocked/refilled this week (e.g., gallon of bottled water per day per individual, non-perishable food, pet food, manual can opener, medications, flashlights, radios, extra batteries, copies of important documents in Ziploc bags or on flash drives). Store supplies well above floor-level. Keep some cash on hand, cell phones charged, and fuel topped off in vehicles. Consider securing loose outdoor items or moving them indoors.

Editor's Note: Current Hurricane Matthew tracking and forecast information from the National Hurricane Center, is available by clicking here.