HURRICANE IAN WILL BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO MONROE COUNTY 

MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Emergency Management is coordinating preparedness efforts with local, state, and federal partners due to the potential threat of Hurricane Ian.

Now is the time for you to finalize preparations for any possible impacts due to potential heavy rain, high winds, and possible localized flooding or storm surge. All storm preparations should be complete by tonight, Monday evening.

Monroe County Emergency Management highly urges anyone in RVs or campers to move outside of the tropical storm warning area.

Residents and visitors in campgrounds, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, live-aboard vessels, and mobile homes should prepare to seek shelter with friends or family in a safe structure throughout the storm. Monroe County does not plan to open any general population shelters for this storm.

Residents should have their homes, yards, and boats secured as significant weather impacts to the Florida Keys are expected to happen Tuesday and Wednesday.

Additional preparedness information can be found at www.monroecountyem.com.

JOINT INFORMATION CENTER INFORMATION

  • County government office and school closures are being strongly considered for Tuesday; the final decision will be announced at 3:30 p.m.
    • Key West: City Hall will be closed on Tuesday.
    • Islamorada: Parks will be closed Tuesday; boat ramps will remain open.
    • Bahia Honda campground is closed. State Parks are open for normal business today; tomorrow is weather-dependent.
  • Airports are open and fully operational.
  • General population sheltering will not be opening in Monroe County.
  • Lower Keys Medical Center is rescheduling all elective procedures.
  • Electric: Will respond to any outages as reported as long as safe to do so.

Please note:

  • The County does NOT supply sandbags to residents. With our type of flooding issues, sandbags have proven to be insufficient in the past.

Hurricane preparation information can be found at www.monroecountyem.com. For tourism, visit www.fla-keys.com. To get emergency information about the storm, sign up for Alert!Monroe at www.monroecountyem.com. Detailed County-wide storm information can be found at www.monroecountyem.com/JIC.

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