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40 • 40 Al[ • r 9-13-99, 4:00am Emergency Management opens office. 9-13-99, 5:00am National Hurricane Center issued a Hurricane Watch for Key West north to Florida/Georgia border. 9-13-99, 8:00am Hurricane Floyd reaches sustained winds of 155mph. 9-13-99, 8:00am Conference call with all counties and. State DEM. 9-13-99, 9:00am Department of Lmergency° Services staff meeting. 9-13-99, 10:00am Ljuciecrniy Managrment broadcasts update on Hurricane I~loyd. Also announced that trlevtscd reports will be provided. at I.00pm, 2:00pro and 6:00pm. 9-13-99, 11:00am National hurricane Center issues a Hurricane Warming for most of the Watch area including Indian River County 9-13-99. 1 1.15am l mcrgcney Management discusses scenario with NHC Deputy Director Max Mayfield. He explains that Floyd has not turned at this time. Forecast remains for the system to tura but, it will be to late to totally miss Florida. 9-13-99, 1.2:15pm €'onference call with all counties and Florida DDM. During this call many of the counties announce plans to open shelters and begin evacuations by 5:00pm. 9-13-99, 1:34m Department of I-micigcncy Services conducts staff mce ting to review information. Director orders a voluntary evacuation beginning, at 2:00ptrt for people who intend to leave the area on state or federal highways. Special Needs Shelter will he opened at 3-00prn and mandatory evacuations will occur at 7:00am, 9-14-99. 9-13-99, 2:00prrt Board of County Commissioners are called into session by the Chairman for an update on Floyd. Ali department heads and agencies are in attendance at the meeting. After briefing, by the Director of Emetgcncy Set vices, the hoard of County Commissioners declare a Local State Of Emergency for Iridian River County. F'urthennore, the BCC. orders all county government offices closed from 5:00pm 9-13-99 until further notice. 9-13-99, 2:00pm Emergency Management broadcasts update on Warnings and the 10