Month: October 2017

This is the most recent update from the Elmore county EMA on the impact of Nate is forecast to have on Elmore county. Theseare some  general facts:

Nate has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it has moved into southwestern Alabama.  
 · Maximum sustained winds forecast for Elmore County are approximately 22 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph being possible.

· Approximate timing of winds: winds begin to increase around 7:00 a.m. with peak winds being between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. this Sunday afternoon

· 2 to 4 inches of rainfall will still be possible over the weekend

· Being on the east side of the storm, the possibility of seeing brief, spin-up, short lived tornadoes remains

· Elmore County remains under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Flash Flood Watch

 We will continue to send out updates as significant changes are made to the forecast along with posting those updates to our website at www.elmorecoema.com and social media. At this point, we do not anticipate any changes.

Below are three graphics from the NWS Office in Birmingham.

This is the most recent update from the Elmore county EMA on the impact Hurricane Nate is forecast to have on Elmore county. These are some general facts:

The forecast track of the storm has shifted a bit more to the west this afternoon, so if this shift in the track holds our impacts will be bit less. We can still expect some wobbles east to west in the forecast track and we just need to stay prepared at this point for the following for Elmore County.

 · maximum sustained winds for Elmore County are approximately 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph being possible.

· Approximate timing of winds: winds begin to increase around 7:00 a.m. with peak winds being between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon (this timing may shift a couple of hours either way)

· 2 to 4 inches of rainfall will still be possible over the weekend beginning Saturday evening through Sunday night

· being on the east side of the storm, there is a possibility of seeing brief, spin-up, short lived tornadoes

· Elmore County remains under a Tropical Storm Warning that was issued at 4:17 a.m. Saturday morning

· Elmore County also remains under a Flash Flood Watch

 The timing and the impacts from the exact track of the system will continue to be monitored very closely by our office. We will continue to send out updates as significant changes are made to the forecast along with posting those updates to our website at www.elmorecoema.com and social media. At this point, we do not anticipate many changes.  

 Below is the latest graphic from the National Hurricane Center and a couple of graphics from the NWS Office in Birmingham.

Elmore county EMA has just sent out an update on the impact Hurricane Nate is forecast to have on Elmore county.  These are some general facts:

Hurricane Nate is expected to make landfall in coastal Mississippi as a Cat 2 Hurricane. Winds are stronger due to Nate staying over the open water of the Gulf. 
Maximum sustained winds for Elmore County are 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 mph being possible.

Approximate timing of winds: winds begin to increase around 7:00 a.m. Sunday with peak winds being between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon.  (this timing may shift a couple of hours either way)

 2 to 4 inches of rainfall will be possible over the weekend beginning Saturday evening through Sunday night

Being on the east side of the storm, there is a possibility of seeing brief, spin-up, short lived tornadoes

Elmore County was included in a Tropical Storm Warning that was issued at 4:17 a.m. this morning

Elmore County has also been placed under a Flash Flood Watch

 The timing and the impacts from the exact track of the system will be monitored closely and County staff will be prepared to react as needed.

Below is the latest graphic from the National Hurricane Center and a cof graphic from the NWS Office in Birmingham.

Watch all media outlets and social for updates and be safe.

Bart

 

Below is the most recent update from the Elmore County EMA concerning the anticipated impact Tropical Storm Nate will have on Elmore County.  

I have been in contact with our department heads today and they are working together to appropriately react and respond to any storm related situation.

Bart

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We’ve got a few updates on Tropical Storm Nate below from the NWS Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham after the latest updates and model runs. Tropical Storm Nate has begun to move rapidly to the north, now moving at 21 mph. There is still a lot of uncertainty as to how well organized and how strong the system will become. At this time the track has shifted a bit further back to the east, bringing the track directly over our area in Elmore County during the day on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Nate is going to be a small, compact fast moving system. As the track shifts the impacts change greatly due to either being in the track of the storm or not.  At this point and being right in the track of the storm as it moves northeast across Alabama, the maximum sustained winds for Elmore County are 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph being possible. 2 to 4 inches of rainfall will be possible over the weekend. As Elmore County will be on the east side of the storm, there is a possibility of seeing brief, spin-up, short lived tornadoes. A Tropical Storm Watch or Warning may be issued later today or even tomorrow for areas of Central Alabama. Below are three graphics from the NWS Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham.

The timing and the impacts from the exact track of the system will be monitored closely. We will continue to send out updates as significant changes are made to the forecast along with posting those updates to our website at www.elmorecoema.com and social media.

Today I represented Elmore County at the first meeting of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, Legislative Committee in Montgomery.

This committee will be tasked with working with the members of our legislature on issues that affect our counties both locally and statewide.

It was interesting to hear many other Commissioners talk about the limited access to broadband in their county just like we are dealing with in Elmore county. We all know the lack of broadband access adversely affects our citizens and our businesses, but many spoke about how it affects farmers since agriculture is more embracing technology, our students and it limits the access to tele-medicine.

Hearing others talk today confirmed what we have determined to be true in our efforts to address this issue in Elmore county; this is a widespread problem, the long term solution will not be very simple, investment in infrastructure has not kept up with the need for access, it will cost a lot of money to correct this issue but it can be resolved. 

Broadband wasn’t the only issue facing counties that was discussed but it was the topic discussed the most.

More to come.

Bart