JAN. 10 STORM UPDATE

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from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is providing the following update after the morning briefing of local agency heads:

•Many roads still have severe damage and road blockage. Please be cautious while driving and stay off the road unless absolutely necessary. If you do have to be on the road, please be extra cautious of linemen and first responders.

•Highway 90 from State Road 71 South to Panhandle Road Eastbound is closed. Westbound lanes will be used to drive both directions. Please use caution.

•There will be a strong presence of linemen on Blue Springs Road, please avoid the area until further notice.

•Please do not place debris on the road. Pile debris on your property and keep vegetative and construction debris separate until further notice.

•There are currently 1,853 Florida Public Utilities customers, 1,972 West Florida Electric customers, 33 Florida Power and Light customers, and 55 Gulf Coast Electric customers still without power. Please be patient with linemen as they have been working round the clock to restore power.

•If you come upon power lines, trees, or bodies of water while driving, do not continue. Turn around immediately and call the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 482-9648 to report it.

•Currently, there are no shelters open in Jackson County. However, if you need a shelter please call the Renee at the EOC at (850) 573-1775.