Moore County Commission Chairman Nick Picerno declared a State of Emergency Tuesday for the unincorporated areas of Moore County ahead of the forecast severe weather event. The Declaration is effective at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and expires at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Tropical Depression Debby is approaching Moore County and heavy rain, widespread flooding, power outages, and property damage are anticipated. Moore County Public Safety urges residents to have a plan and assemble an emergency supplies kit to provide the tools needed to survive and recover from the storm.
Citizens are encouraged to be prepared and to stay informed. Moore County emergency officials encourage residents to sign up for the free Emergency Notification System on the Moore County webpage at www.moorecountync.gov. The Emergency Notification System offers free severe weather notifications and updated situational awareness of emergencies that occur within your communities.
Follow Moore County Public Safety on the county webpage at www.moorecountync.gov and Moore County Public Safety on Facebook.
More information on hurricanes, severe weather, and overall emergency preparedness can be found online at www.ReadyNC.org or download the free ReadyNC mobile app, which provides real-time weather and traffic conditions for all parts of North Carolina.
Families should have their emergency kit ready with enough non-perishable food and bottled water (1 gallon per person per day) to last three to seven days. Kits also should include:
~Copies of insurance papers and personal identification sealed in a watertight plastic bag
~First-aid kit and supply of prescription medicines
~In-home oxygen-dependent patients should contact oxygen suppliers to have supplies to last 72-96 hours
~Changes of clothes
~Hygiene items such as toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and bedding
~Cash or checkbook
~NOAA battery-powered weather radio and flashlights
Feature photo: Hurricane Florence floods a portion of Pinehurst in 2018/Sandhills Sentinel.
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