City Prepared for Weather Threats from Ian
Opens Sandbag Locations to Help Residents Prepare
September 25, 2022
The City of Tallahassee is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Ian. City departments are prepared to respond as needed, and residents are encouraged to prepare as well. The City’s Step-by-Step PREP Guide, available at Talgov.com/PREP, provides a disaster supplies checklist, tips about hardening your home and information about vital City services, such as electric, water and solid waste.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Ian is anticipated to again reach hurricane status before reaching Florida’s coast, with impacts beginning as early as midweek. Locally, these impacts could include sustained high winds and heavy rainfall, which could cause downed trees and localized flooding.
To assist citizens in flood-prone areas, the City will open two sandbag locations at noon today, Sunday, Sept. 25.
Sandbag sites are available at:
- Jack McLean Community Center (700 Paul Russell Rd)
- James Messer Park South (2830 Jackson Bluff Rd)
- Springsax Park (1000 Springsax Rd)
- The south parking lot of the Northwood Centre (1940 North Monroe)
Sandbags are limited to 25 bags per household. Citizens need to bring shovels to fill bags themselves. Locations will not be staffed, but crews will monitor and provide additional sand and bags as needed. The site will be open until the storm threat has passed and it is determined there is no longer a need.
City crews will continue to check areas of known flooding to remove obstructions and post warnings for drivers as needed. All motorists should use caution and not drive through flooded areas or around barricades.
Electric Utility crews are on standby and ready to be deployed, with extra staffing and mutual aid on call as needed. Should outages occur, customers can easily report them via the City’s free DigiTally app or via Talgov.com/Outage. A map showing general areas with reported outages is available on both the website and app. City utility customers can also call 850-891-4968 to report power outages; call wait times will be longer during major events. Both the DigiTally app and the customer service phone line can be used to report other City service issues as well.
Citizens are encouraged to sign up to receive City news releases at Talgov.com/Subscribe. They can also stay informed about City services as this weather system develops by following @CityofTLH on Twitter and Facebook and checking Talgov.com regularly.