Ocean City Jeep Week Off-Road Event - cancelled due to closure of Ocean City for Hurricane Irene.
This includes the Jeep activities scheduled at the Pocomoke City Fairgrounds for Saturday.
HURRICANE CENTER PREDICTS CONDITIONS TO WORSEN SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH STORM SURGE 6-7 FT DURING HIGH TIDE. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS BEGIN FRI WITH MANDATORY EVACUATIONS SAT. THE CAUSEWAY WILL CLOSE AT THE LATEST POSSIBLE TIME AS WATER RISES. PLEASE HEED ALL WARNINGS: IF YOU STAY & BECOME ILL OR INJURED, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO YOU DURING THE WORST OF THE STORM. ALL LOW LYING AREAS (OCEAN BREEZE) NEED TO EVACUATE.
RAIN OF 12" OR MORE IS EXPECTED WITH TROPICAL FORCE WINDS OF 6-7 HRS AND THEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FOR 8-9 HRS DURING HEIGHT OF STORM. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH CAN FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE AND PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. DON'T LEAVE THEM BEHIND. ACRCADIA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE THE SHELTERS AVAILABLE.
THE BEACH WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW. THE GATES FOR THE COMPOUNDS WILL BE OPENED AFTER LUNCH TOMORROW TO ALLOW ALL THE PONIES TO GO TO THE HIGHEST GROUND ON ASSATEAGUE. THEY WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY.
PLEASE KEEP SAFE AND HEED ALL EVACUATION WARNINGS. LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE INCLUDED LOCAL RADIO STATIONS WCTG-96.5 AND WESR 103.3.
This is all for today.......much to do tomorrow.
Any information concerning the storm can be left here. Anyone with photos they want posted send them to either email address for us listed on the blog.
Stay safe.
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