By HENRY FREDERICKNEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Mayor Russ Owen has a sound and practical message for residents waiting on Hurricane Dorian as it remains stalled over the Bahamas as a moster category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds and a mere 70 miles from Florida's coastline.
Whether Dorian makes the turn as most of the weathr forecast compuiter models have suggested and skirts up the shoreline and makes landfall in Georgia or the Carolinas or comnes ashore along Central Florida's coast remains the bigh question at this hour; perhaps many more hours.
The mayor, like the rest of us, just doesn't know. But in the meantime, Owen had this to say:
"Keep calm and be prepared NSB," Owen wrote on his Facebook page. "Help a neighbor if you are all finished with your prep. Please evacuate if you are asked to, or if you are worried for yourself or your family."
Owen said shelters will be open tomorrow, and there is transportation available from many sources like Uber and Votran.
The first-term mayor urged residents to stay tuned to city and county Facebook pages and local media, but with th understanding that stakeholders only get updates from the National Hurricane Center a few scheduled times per day.
In between those NHC updates via government and media circles, Owen had this to say: "In between those updates, it’s ok to tune out and de-stress a little. Whatever happens, we’ll get through this."
The first-term mayor urged residents to stay tuned to city and county Facebook pages and local media, but with th understanding that stakeholders only get updates from the National Hurricane Center a few scheduled times per day.
In between those NHC updates via government and media circles, Owen had this to say: "In between those updates, it’s ok to tune out and de-stress a little. Whatever happens, we’ll get through this."