ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Watch and Storm Surge Watch for St. Johns County on Monday, Nov. 7, in anticipation of Nicole. St. Johns County Emergency Management is monitoring the storm and will provide updates as they are made available.
Starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. the city of St. Augustine is providing free sand and bags at Francis Field, with a limit of 20 bags per person. People must bring shovels and fill their own bags.
Vehicles should enter Francis Field from the west off Riberia Street and follow directions. The sand and bags will be available until the supply is depleted or the weather deteriorates.
The city is urging residents to prepare for flooding that is expected to exceed between 2 to 3 feet above street level in low-lying areas as early as Wednesday.
The storm can bring power outages, tree damage and structural damage.
The Historic Downtown Parking facility will be free starting on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
For more information call 904-825-1010.
A note about yard debris and recycling pickup -- residential yard debris pickup will remain on its normal schedule this week on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and operate additionally on Thursday, Nov. 10. Residential recycling will not be collected this week, but will resume on Thursday, Nov. 17 and Friday, Nov. 18.
FEMA will also temporarily close the Disaster Recovery Center in St. Johns County, located at the Wind Mitigation Building, 3111 Agricultural Center Drive, from Wednesday, Nov. 9-Friday, Nov. 11. The DRC will be inspected on Saturday, Nov. 12, and reopen once it is determined safe.
Beach driving is also restricted at Porpoise Point beginning Monday. The remaining vehicular access ramps will be restricted beginning Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. These restrictions will be imposed for the duration of the storm.
St. Augustine provides free sandbags in preparation of a nor’easter and Nicole - WJXT News4JAX
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