The Lee County Emergency Operation Center announces that if the projected 5 to 7 foot storm surge is still in the forecast tomorrow morning, it will call for mandatory evacuations for parts of the county. Director John Wilson says EOC will make the call following Sunday’s 5:00 a.m. forecast by the National Hurricane Center. The decision regarding possible mandatory evacuations will be announced by 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning. If mandatory evacuations are enacted, they will affect the following areas of Lee County: Boca Grande, Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Fort Myers Beach, Bonita Beach, Lee County Barrier Islands of Cayo Costa, Upper Captiva & Useppa, Low lying areas along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, North Fort Myers and Cape Coral and the Low lying areas in Bokeelia, Pineland, St. James City and Matlacha on Pine Island
Director Wilson says if the mandatory evacuations are enacted, people will have a short period of time to act. He recommends those living in the above areas immediately begin preparing for that possibility.
Submitted by Lee County EOC August 25, 2012 7:19 p.m.