Emergency Management


 To report power outages, please contact your local Power Office at one of the following numbers:

             Gulf Coast Electric (850) 265-3631

            Southern Company 800-487-6937

            West Florida Electric (850) 263-3231

If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1.



HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY/   7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
PHONE: 850-638-6203
FAX: 850-638-6316

Contact Information:

Lynne Abel, Emergency Management Coordinator

Connie Welch, Emergency Management Technician

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address
 released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to  this entity.
Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.”



CLOSURES AND/OR OPENINGS

 ROADS CLOSED

Event:  Rain Event Date:   Start Date 02-13-13

Washington County Road Closures 3/13/13 9:25AM

 

Road Name

From

(Intersection, address, etc.)

TO

(Intersection, address, etc.)

Passable/ Non-Passable

Comments/Water Level/

Barricades, etc.

Date/Time

Rcv’d

Cooks Mill Road

Pipkin Road

Douglas Ferry Road

CLOSED

BARRICADE AT WASHOUT

3/5/13

1:03PM

Gilberts Mill Road

Porter Road

Jewel Road

CLOSED

BARRICADED-Hope to have it opened by end of business today.

3/13/13

9:22AM

 

General Population Shelters

 Chipley High School
1545 Brickyard Rd., Chipley
closed

 Roulhac Middle School
1535 Brickyard Rd., Chipley
closed

 Vernon Middle School
3190 Moss Hill Rd., Vernon
Closed

Vernon High School
3232 Moss Hill Rd., Vernon
CLOSED


 People With Special Needs Shelter

If you evacuate, have a place to go and take your pets, use
 
www.petswelcome.com
to find pet friendly hotels and motels by state and city listings.

Special Needs Transportation - Evacuation Application


HOST SHELTERS

Ebro Town Hall

6629 Dogtrack Road

Ebro, Florida 32437

OPEN @ 9:00 A.M.

First Baptist Church of Chipley
1300 South Blvd.
Chipley, FL

CLOSED



 WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS
OPEN

 LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES
OPEN

OTHER USEFUL SITES AND INFO:

Evacuation Routes

West Florida Regional Planning Council

Florida Division of Emergency Management

American Red Cross

Chipley Florida Weather

National Weather Service Forecast Office

The Weather Channel




Call 850-638-6203/E.O.C. or
the Sheriff's Office at 850-638-6111 or
*WCS from your cell phone (free Call) to report road closings.

FLOOD STAGE IN CARYVILLE IS 12 FEET!!!

1990 Flood in Caryville was Approx 21.21 Feet
1994 Flood in Caryville was Approx 27 Feet
1998 March Flood in Caryville was Approx 19.65 Feet
1998 October Flood in Caryville was Approx 17.50 Feet


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                          Washington County Computer Dept.

This page last updated: Friday March 22, 2013