Walton County Watching Tropical Storm Isaac
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: August 25, 2012
Currently,
the Walton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is at a Level 3.
This means we are monitoring the situation and staying abreast of the
weather conditions.
Twice
a day, meetings are held via webinar with State EOC officials. The
current weather situation is discussed, and members throughout the state
of Florida discuss
actions that each county is taking in preparation of the storm.
The
Walton County EOC will continue to stay at Level 3 and will be on
standby this weekend watching the forecast models. As conditions
change, the press and public
will be notified of Level status changes.
The
WCSO has opened up a Tropical Storm Isaac Citizen Information Hotline.
Citizens may call in with their questions about the storm to these
numbers: 850-892-8392
and 850-892-8394. No shelters have been opened at this time.
The
public is encouraged to be prepared, no matter what. Food, water, and
batteries are good to have in stock in any situation, as this is Florida
and weather can
change in the blink of an eye.
Citizens
and visitors to Walton County can keep up with the latest information
by visiting www.waltonso.org, the WCSO Facebook page, as well as Walton
Alert (the EM
Facebook page), and the WCSO Twitter page. They can also stay tuned to
local television, radio, and newspaper outlets.
