Tuesday, 7:15 p.m.–Shortly after 7 p.m., Sheriff Rick Staly issued a caution: “The 7PM curfew is now in effect for Hurricane Evacuation Zones A, B, and F in Flagler County and remains in effect until County Emergency Management advises all is clear. County and city officials, including public works workers and first responders, will not be responding to any emergencies–whether downed trees, power lines or even grave illnesses–until wind speeds are below 45 mph. The storm was also creating eerie images, as with this one, taken by Flagler Beach Commissioner Eric Cooley outside his store this evening:Ĭounty and city officials in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach are in full emergency mode but don’t expect much activity for the remaining evening and early morning hours–and in fact may not be back on the roads until the storm passes, either Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. The barrier island is at a small risk of hurricane force winds, but at a near-certain risk of tropical storm-force winds, which will be strongest on the island and up to around I-95.įor now however, reports from Ormond Beach and various parts of Flagler Beach indicate only some wind pick-up, in the 20 mph range, an elevated Intracoastal and waves reaching the rock revetments at the south end of town and the Department of Transportation’s buried sea wall’s dunes at the north end of town. But the storm’s slowness and width, extending as far as 175 miles west, means its tropical storm force winds will linger hour after hour. ![]() The hurricane is still expected to remain offshore, barely out of hurricane-speed winds for the coastline.ĭorian’s more significant outer rain bands were about to reach Flagler Beach and Palm Coast between 8 and 9 p.m.ĭorian will be moving very slowly, so it won’t be parallel with the Flagler coast until midday or so Wednesday. Tuesday, 8:08 p.m.–Hurricane Dorian picked up speed and began its approach to the Florida peninsula this evening, about halfway up the state, moving at 6 mph with Category 3 winds of 110 mph. ![]() The following are previous days’ stories and National Hurricane Center tracking and cone maps on Hurricane Dorian, maintained here as a one-stop record.ĭorian Moving Up Near Coast at a Crawl Curfew in Effect in Parts of Flagler-Palm Coast A satellite image of Hurricane Dorian approaching the Florida Peninsula as night falls behind it.įor the latest on Hurricane Dorian, go here.
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