County and City Monitoring Tropical Storm Colin
Leon County Government and the City of Tallahassee are actively monitoring Tropical Storm Colin. This afternoon, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was partially activated. The EOC, which is housed in the Public Safety Complex, located at 911 Easterwood Drive, will remain active while Tropical Storm Colin moves through the Big Bend region. From the EOC, staff will direct response and recovery efforts associated with the storm.
Leon County has opened two sand bag locations for citizens that are experiencing flooding. Sandbags may be picked up from Tekesta Park in Killearn Lakes and Apalachee Regional Park, 7550 Apalachee Parkway. These locations will not be staffed and residents will need to bring their own shovel. Sand, bags and ties will be available for public use. There is a 15 bag limit per household. County crews will monitor the site and provide additional sand bags as needed. Both sites will be open until the storm threat has passed and is determined there is no longer a need.
To assist citizens, the City of Tallahassee has opened a location where the public may obtain sand and bags. Citizens will need to bring their own shovels and be prepared to fill bags themselves. Bags and sand are available at the Messer Field South Softball Complex parking lot, located on the south side of Jackson Bluff Road between Appleyard Drive and Dupree Street. There is a 25 bag limit per household. City crews will monitor the site 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.
Power Outages
Talquin Electric is working to restore power to 275 members. Outages can be reported at www.talquinelectric.com.
Currently, approximately 35 City customers are without power. Crews are responding.
City utility customers are reminded to call 891-4YOU (4968) to report power outages. Outages can also be reported from the homepage of Talgov.com and through the DigiTally app. The outage reporting page on both Talgov.com and DigiTally features a map that shows reported outages.
Road Closures
- John Hancock Road at North Meridian Road is closed
- Proctor Road at Grenville Road is closed
- Creek Road is closed
- Weems Road from Easterwood Drive to Eliza Road is closed
- Roads near Lake Ella are down to one lane
- Tram Road has water on the road
A word of caution to motorists who must be on the road during heavy rain -- do not drive on streets where water covers the surface and do not drive around barricades. There could be deep water or potholes caused by the flooding.
Within the Tallahassee city limits, citizens may report flooded streets, downed trees and power lines by calling 891-4YOU (4968) and are encouraged to avoid these areas. Leon County residents please call 850-606-1400.
City Parks and Recreation
To ensure the safety of patrons, City pools will be closed for the remainder of the day, today, June 6.
All youth and adult sports scheduled for today, June 6, are canceled due to weather conditions. Sand volleyball games will be made up at the end of the season. District Tournaments will be pushed back one day. Tournaments will begin tomorrow, and championship games will be Friday night. Information is available at Facebook.com/COTParks.
City crews from Police, Fire, Utilities, Traffic Engineering, and Streets and Drainage are on standby to respond to problems that may develop. These crews are working in cooperation with Leon County employees to coordinate response efforts.
For timely weather updates and emergency notifications, visit Leon County's Emergency Information Portal at www.LeonCountyFL.gov/EIP or the City of Tallahassee’s website at Talgov.com .
You can monitor local weather conditions by following Leon County Government and the City of Tallahassee on Twitter at LeonCounty and COTNews / COTTraffic.
In the event of a power outage, reports can be submitted via 891-4YOU (4968), Talgov.com/Outages or the DigiTally mobile app. Customers can access a map of current outages on both the website and the app. Talquin Electric customers can report electric or water outages at www.talquinelectric.com or call 1-888-802-1832.
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