|
Watches/Warnings/Closings/Evacuations/Updates/Links/Contact Info
Ivan Closes in on our Gulf Coast
9/20/04 AFTER IVAN
GCIS proudly powers your community go network
sites for the gulf coast.
As Hurricane Ivan Closes in on our Gulf Coast we will do our best to
keep you informed and provide helpful information. As long as we have
power and a connection we will continue to update as often as possible while
we prepare for Hurricane Ivan. We urge people to choose their cities
community go site ( above) and choose the guestbook option, to leave a post
for their friends and families. Please note if your "riding it out" or "hittin
the road"
and your neighborhood area.
EMAIL IN YOUR
STORIES, QUESTIONS OR PICTURES FOR OUR IVAN PAGE
GCIS brings a 24/7 Live Chat online for Hurricane Ivan
everyone invited to go into chat room, hang out, and go thru this together.
CLICK HERE TO CHAT
UPDATED 1145am CST Friday
9/24/04
GCIS is proud to announce it has power again ! Yippee !!
click here for page prior to
9/20/04
click her for archived page
from prior to 9/19/04
click here for archived page
from prior to 100pm 9/18/04
click here for archived page
from prior to 230pm 9/17/04
click here for archived page
from prior to 8pm 9/16/04
click
here for archived page from prior to 1130am 9/16/04
all updates prior to landfall and power outages
on gulf coast are below
click here
for the archived page from prior to 9/16/04
click here for the
archived page from prior to 630pm 9/15/04
click here for the
archived page from prior to 430pm 9/15/04
click here for the
archived page from prior to 2pm 9/15/04
click here for archived
page from prior to 1am 915/04
click here for archived
page from prior to 8pm 9/14/04
click here for archived
page from prior to 5pm 9/14/04
click here for archived
page from prior to 5am 9/14/04
-MOST RECENT UPDATES
-
As the storm
disappears and the coast resumes it's normal life there will be no need for
constant updates to this page, however when we find information that could
be useful we will post it here, and we when receive emails and pictures
from our readers we will be posting them to our Ivan Gallery , Please send
yours in.
-
9/24/04-
10am CST "Tropical Depression Ivan" ( yes that's
right it's not gone yet) is over Texas. This Storm made
landfall as a powerful hurricane between Mobile Bay and Pensacola
back on early morning hours of Sept 16, killing many, destroying
billions of dollars worth of property, then moved up thru the states
as a rain maker and tornado spawner, killing more and making
hundreds homeless, emerged over the gulf, turned around went south
and then back over Florida, re-entered the Gulf of Mexico and this
time has moved over Texas. A remarkable system that wont seem
to go away. It's deadly hurricane winds have long since left it, but
it's a rain maker and definitely will stay in the memories of many
people for a long time to come.
9/20/04- cnn.com-Hurricane
Ivan and its remnants have been blamed for at least 52 deaths in the United
States and 70 deaths in the Caribbean
More weather still to come from
Ivan next week??????? 9/20/04 from weather.com
An area of low pressure off of the east coast of Florida
is actually a remnant of once-Hurricane Ivan. The upper-level vortex dropped
south from the Mid-Atlantic and spun up a surface low off the Florida
Peninsula. Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms spread across central
and southern Florida during the day today. The pressure gradient between
this low and a strong area of high pressure in the Northeast has been
responsible for strong winds along the Georgia and Florida coast. This
northeasterly flow is also causing dangerous rip currents, high surf, and
beach erosion across Florida. These threatening conditions will continue
across the east coast of Florida on Tuesday and people should not venture
into the water. The remnant low from Ivan will track westward on Tuesday,
bringing more wet weather to the Florida Peninsula. This low is expected to
re-emerge in the eastern Gulf of Mexico later on Tuesday and perhaps bring
wet weather to the western or central Gulf Coast by week's end.
From WLOX.com and the Red Cross
9/20/04-
|
American Red Cross workers
say they're dealing more
with a misinformed public
than they are with
legitimate storm victims. On
Monday morning 3,000 people
lined up outside at the
Jackson County Civic Center
where the Red Cross is
operating its family
services center.
On Sunday, we told you
about long lines where about
1,000 people had arrived
seeking assistance. WLOX
aired a plea from the
American Red Cross for
people not to come here
unless they had already had
already been approved for
help. Even with that report,
the crowds tripled on
Monday. Red Cross officials
believe rumors and innuendo
are causing problems.
Jackson County sheriff's
deputies and mounted patrol
officers took control of
what American Cross workers
say could have easily become
a crisis situation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
From WLOX.com and FEMA 9/20/04-
|
More help is on the way for
some South Mississippi
residents whose homes and
businesses were damaged by
Hurricane Ivan. On Tuesday,
the Federal Emergency
Management Agency will open
disaster recovery centers in
Jackson, George and Wayne
Counties. The offices will
be open from 8 a.m. until 6
p.m. seven days a week to
help people who have
suffered damages.
Jackson County
- Jackson County Sheriff's
Reserve Building at the
Fairgrounds
George County
-Senior Citizens Building on
Hwy. 198, Lucedale
Wayne County
-Wayne County Courthouse in
Waynesboro
Before
you visit FEMA offices, you
must call 1-800-621-FEMA to
apply for assistance.
Also, the American Red
Cross will close its Family
Services Center at the
Jackson County Civic Center
Tuesday. Officials say they
will begin an outreach
program where they will
visit people's homes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/20/04-Boil water notice: Residents of
Rouse Marina Subdivision should boil water for one minute and let cool before
drinking. Details: 1-800-866-3561.
9/20/04-Schools resume - VHS/Gautier High Football
Game set for VHS field tonight 7pm
- 9/19/04 Ivan and its remnants were blamed for 42 deaths in the
United States, 16 of them in Florida. The latest were two people killed
Saturday in Maryland when a tree was blown into a mobile home. The storm
also was blamed for 70 deaths in the Caribbean.
- 9/19/04 Red Cross opens family
assistance office, it is located in the civic center at the Jackson
County Fairgrounds and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more
details, call (228) 762-6095
- Evacuee Hotel info 1-88-388-1006
- Red Cross Help line 1-866-138-4636
- Federal Disaster Relief 1-800-621-3362
I-10 Collapses into
water.
Interstate 10 just east of Pensacola where
the bridge goes over the Escambia Bay has collapsed into the water.
Long time Favorite Spot Destroyed
Flora-Bama, a club located at the Florida Alabama State line on the beach is
gone along with Mac's Bar located in the back
Orange Beach Alabama State Road 128
Casino Magic in Biloxi MS on Hwy 90.
How to get help for damage or loss
-
1-If you have hurricane insurance call
your insurance company, preferably the agent who sold you the policy,
start there, if you don’t have insurance or you need assistance with
things not covered by insurance, or immediate assistance use the
information below.
-
call FEMA- 1-800-621-FEMA and ask for
assistance, this will start the process.
-
Call Red Cross –
1-866-438-4636
.In an emergency you need to call
911
** BUT REMEMBER DURING THE MIDST OF A STORM EVEN
POLICE AND RESCUE CAN NOT GO OUT DUE TO DANGER**
For civil defense questions call your county
Jackson County Civil Defense
228-769-3111
Harrison County Civil Defense
288-865-4089
MEMA
24 Hr Emergency Line:
1-800-222-MEMA(6362)
FEMA
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
|
