After Hurricane Michael made its historic landfall, almost seven million people in Florida and Georgia were placed under a tornado watch Wednesday as the Coast Guard closed ports in Brunswick and Savannah, Ga., to commercial vessels . Operations have since resumed but their neighbors up the coast are still waiting for relief.
The Captain of the Port for North Carolina set Port Condition Yankee for the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City last night at 7:30PM. Today, October 11th, commercial truck gates are operating under normal hours at both the Ports of Wilmington & Morehead City; however, vessel operations at both terminals will be suspended today with the hopes of resuming operations tomorrow, October 12th.
The Port of Pensacola and Panama City have temporarily suspended operations. Updates to follow.
The American Red Cross has opened shelters across the Southeast. If you are interested in helping the recovery efforts, visit redcoss.org, and consider giving blood or a donation.
Status Definitions
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Seasonal Alert – An alert condition automatically set annually on June 1, which remains in effect through November 30.
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Whiskey – A readiness condition in which hurricane force winds are possible within 72 hours.
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X-Ray – A warning condition in which hurricane force winds are possible within 48 hours.
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Yankee – A danger condition in which hurricane force winds are possible within 24 hours.
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Zulu – A danger condition in which hurricane force winds are possible within 12 hours.
