OTHER INFORMATION
Press Releases
Pender County 9 am Update
- All Shelters are closed as of 8:50 am. All shelter residents have left to return home. Red Cross, DSS and Health Department personnel are securing the facilities at this time.
- Pender County Phones have been repaired and are now operational.
- Progress Energy reports scattered power outages across the county, resulting in approx 3000 residents being without power at this time.
- Preliminary Damage Assessments show mostly cosmetic shingle and siding damage. No Flooding has been reported. Except for some tree damage, all roadways have remained open. DOT and FD's have been working to removed downed trees as they are reported.
- The Pender EOC will be scaling down to a skeleton crew at 9 am.
- Topsail Beach reports only shingle and siding damage scattered throughout the town. No dune over wash occurred. No recognizable erosion reported.
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Subject:
7 am Situation Brief
The Pender County EOC remains in operation this morning. Pender County Shelters remain open with a total of 308 persons.
Early surveys by Law Enforcement show light damage inland. County officials are awaiting damage information from Topsail Beach and Surf City.
The Pender County EOC has had a partial disruption of telephone service. Persons needing to make contact with the Emergency Operations Center should call 910-259-7545.
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Subject:
Pender
County
Information Update , 1 am 9/6/08
The Pender County Emergency Operations Center continues its overnight operations as Tropical Storm Hanna approaches the area. The two evacuation shelters remain open, and will be available throughout the event. Currently there are 285 persons staying at the Malpass Corner Elementary School Shelter and 11 persons at the Topsail Middle School Shelter.
Officials have received scattered reports of downed trees across the county. At this time no reports of major damage have been received.
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Subject:
Pender
County
Information Update , 3 pm 9/5/08
Pender
County Emergency Officials continue to monitor
the approach of Tropical Storm Hanna.
The
county
Emergency
Operations
Center
opened at 12 noon, and will remain in continuous operation until conditions
improve.
Pender
County will be opening
2 shelters at 4 pm:
Topsail
Middle School on US Hwy 17 in Hampstead, and
Malpass
Corner
Elementary
School on US 421 at
Malpass Corner Road.
These will be opened as general population shelters.
At this time the
towns of
Surf
City
and
Topsail
Beach have issued a voluntary
evacuation. There are no evacuation orders in effect for mainland
Pender
County.
Some of the early
rain bands have already crossed into the county, resulting in heavy rains and
limited visibility. Drivers encountering heavy rains are reminded to use
extreme caution and to be aware of possible ponding on roadways.
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