Hurricane Irma comes ashore

Hurricane Irma comes ashore

After leaving a path of destruction through parts of the Caribbean, Hurricane Irma’s eye moved through the lower Florida Keys this morning. By midday, the National Hurricane Center reported to Historic City News that the deadly Category 4 storm had begun to swing away from the Keys — and toward Florida’s mainland.

Hurricane Irma status at 12:00 noon

Hurricane Irma status at 12:00 noon

This is the Historic City News Hurricane Irma status update for Friday afternoon.  The St Johns County Emergency Operations Center is operating at Level 1 – Full Activation at this time, according to reports received by Historic City News at 12:00 noon on Friday September 8, 2017.

County issues mandatory evacuation order

County issues mandatory evacuation order

Due to intensified conditions of Hurricane Irma, St. Johns County has issued a mandatory evacuation order for 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 9 for Evacuation Zones A and B, which includes the entire City of St. Augustine, the Town of Hastings, and those living on waterfront property within the evacuation zones.