County-by-county closings, cancellations, resources for Northeast Florida due to Tropical Storm Debby

Tropical Depression Four has turned into Tropical Storm Debby according to Action News Jax’s First Alert Weather Team.

Florida is the “fork in the road” determining the storm’s path and speed. The storm may impact Northeast Florida on Sunday evening.

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Duval County & JEA

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan has declared a local state of emergency that starts Sunday at 8 am

• Call Center:

• • Power outages should be reported to JEA either by calling (904)665-6000, visiting JEA.com, or texting “OUT” to MyJEA (69532).

  • 630-CITY (2489) will open phone lines at 8 am on Sunday to answer any questions that residents may have.

• Government Closures:

• Shelters:

• • Guests seeking shelter during this inclement weather may check in to City Rescue Mission’s New Life Inn (234 W. State Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202) on Sunday, August 4th starting at 11:00 am and all day Monday, August 5th.

  • All guests will receive a hot meal and will be offered access to showers and clean clothing

Clay County:

• Shelters:

• Sandbag locations:

• • Sandbag locations will be open from 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday at the following locations.

  • Sandbags are limited to 10 per resident. Bags are first come, first served and have a limited supply. The county will refill the sites as needed. You will have to fill up your own bags.

  • Shovels are not provided. Residents should bring their own to fill their bags.

• Evacuations:

• Curbside Collection:

• Government Closures:

• Call Center:

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Nassau County:

Nassau County Emergency Management is monitoring the storm. They remind you to review your plans, know your evacuation routes, and prepare your disaster supply list.

Putnam County:

• Sandbag locations:

• • Free sandbags are being provided by the City of Palatka across from the Palatka Fire Department’s main station on St. Johns Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 7:30 am to 2 pm

St. Johns County:

St. Johns County Emergency Management is monitoring the storm. They are urging you to prepare.

St, Johns County has issued a local state of emergency in advance of the potential storm.

• Sandbag locations:

• • Free sandbags at the auxiliary parking lot of the Solomon Calhoun Community Center, located at 1300 Duval St., St. Augustine, from 8 am to 12 pm on Sunday, Aug. 4.

  • • The public must provide their transportation and shovels and will be responsible for filling their bags

    • Maximum allocation of 20 bags per person

Baker County:

The Baker County Sheriff’s Office and Division of Emergency Management is meeting and updating the plan of operations.

• Shelters:

• Sandbag locations:

Columbia County:

• Sandbag locations:

• • Sandbag locations will be open until 7 pm on, Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 5 pm at the following locations.

  • • Columbia County Public Works – 607 NW Quinten Street, Lake City

    • Fort White Community Center – 17579 SW State Road 47, Fort White

    • Southside Sports Complex – 1963 SW Bascom Norris Drive, Lake City

  • Sandbags are limited to 15 per vehicle.

• Government Closures:

• • The County Libraries (Main, Fort White, and West Branch) and the County Extension Office will be closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday.

  • The Columbia County offices of: Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Board of County Commissioners, Environmental Health, and Building & Zoning will be closed Monday.

• Call Center:

Action News Jax will update these lists as more information is provided by each county.

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