TORNADO INFORMATION

RELEASE #5
February 2, 2007
4:45 PM

Editors Note: This will be the last news release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW INFORMATION

  • Preliminary Damage is estimated between $4 - $4.3 million
  • Extra police officers will be patrolling the affected area throughout the night.
  • The shelter at Babe James Center, 201 New Smyrna Beach will remain open overnight.



RELEASE #4
February 2, 2007
1:20 PM


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: EOC: 386-409-4775, Shannon Lewis
Field: 386-689-6498, Sgt. Mike Brouillette


NEW INFORMATION

  • One lane of Southbound US-1 in New Smyrna Beach has been reopened
  • Power has been restored to over 50% of the affected area.
  • All contractors must be licensed. Debris must be hauled away from the home/work site by the contractor.
  • People who need to report price gouging should call the Florida Attorney General's Price Gouging Hotline at 1-866-966-7226.
  • 1 individual is currently being sheltered in the Babe James Center
  • Damage Report: 73 structures with minor damage; 21 structures with major damage; 20 structures destroyed



RELEASE # 3
February 2, 2007
9:50 AM


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: EOC: 386-409-4775, Shannon Lewis
Field: 386-689-6498, Sgt. Mike Brouillette


NEW INFORMATION

  • New Smyrna Beach Citizen Information Lines have been opened. Residents needing information about the New Smyrna Beach area can call 424-2113 or 424-2114
  • Any residents needing assistance with housing can meet with a Red Cross representative at the Babe James Center, 201 North Myrtle Avenue, New Smyrna Beach
  • Residents wishing to re-enter the affected areas of Islesboro and Turnbull Estates must present identification to law enforcement officers that shows their local address. Residents without identification, such as a drivers license or utility bill, will not be allowed back into the area.




RELEASE # 2
February 2, 2007
8:30 AM


ROAD CLOSURES

  • US-1, Southbound from Nova Road to Industrial Park Avenue
  • Northbound US-1 is now open
  • Local roads within the Islesboro subdivision are closed


DAMAGE

  • 69 houses damaged in the Islesboro and Turnbull Estates


INJURIES

  • 1 minor injury reported


UTILITIES

  • About 800 customers are without power in the Islesboro subdivision (South Street to Art Center, Sunset Drive to US-1, and some periphery areas along Turnbull Bay Road.)
  • Power to the main line on Turnbull Bay Road has been restored
  • Poles and lines are down on portions of US-1
  • The Utilities Commission will do a visual assessment of all lines throughout the community and make repairs before they are energized. Trees are being cleared from the roads.
  • Please do not the call the Utilities Commission if your power is out in the affected area. If you see that all of the surrounding homes have power, but you do not, call 427-1361.
  • For the safety of crews working in the area, residents using generators are urged to keep the main breaker turned off.
  • Power will not be restored to homes with running generators.


SHELTERING

  • A Red Cross Shelter has been established at the Babe James Center, 201 North Myrtle Avenue in New Smyrna Beach
  • This shelter is NOT equipped to handle persons with special needs. Special needs persons should contact their primary doctor to make any necessary arrangements.
  • The shelter is not currently housing any people.


SAFETY

  • Assume all power lines are live and refrain from touching or driving over them.
  • If you live in the Islesboro neighborhood and don't need to leave your home, please stay indoors.
  • Unplug all major appliances to prevent damage when power is restored.


PERSONNEL

  • FIRE: 18 units and 55 personnel from NSB, Edgewater, Port Orange, Ormond Beach and Volusia County
  • POLICE: 30 personnel from NSB, Port Orange, and VCSO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 2, 2007


New Smyrna Beach, Fla.-At approximately 4:30 am this morning, a tornado touched down west of I-95 in New Smyrna, traveling east towards US-1. We have reports that the tornado damaged two dozen houses and downed power lines; fortunately, only minor injuries have been reported. Due to the downed power lines, US-1 is closed from Nova in Port Orange to Industrial in New Smyrna Beach. Parents in the Isleboro area should NOT take children to bus stops at this time as many roads are covered in debris and downed power lines.

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For more information, contact: Tonya Gilardi at 386-527-6929