Indian River County Issues Mandatory Evacuations

September 1, 2019 Andy Hodges Weather 0

Indian River County officials are issuing mandatory evacuations for all residents and visitors EAST of US1 for Monday, September 2nd.

The latest Hurricane Dorian update shows a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds.

The center of the storm is still forecast to stay offshore, but will make a close approach to east central Florida Monday through Wednesday.

Tropical Storm force winds are likely along our coast.

Public shelters are prepared to open tomorrow, including the special needs and pet friendly locations. Shelter locations and times of opening will be announced tomorrow morning.

Our next hurricane update on Sebastian Daily will be after 11:00 a.m.

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About Andy Hodges

Andy Hodges grew up in Jupiter, Florida where he began his career in radio and TV broadcasting for over 12 years. He would make a career change to computer programming. Andy spent seven years working for tech companies in Atlanta before moving to Indian River County in 2002. He returned to the news sector in 2005 as a writer. Andy joined Sebastian Daily in 2016 as our editor in chief.