Communities "surrounded by water" prepare for storm surge
He and roughly 600 other full-time residents live in Ozello, a remote chain of islands surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico in Citrus County.
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He and roughly 600 other full-time residents live in Ozello, a remote chain of islands surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico in Citrus County.
>> take it seriously and be prepared. >> sandbagging and boarding up buildings and structures happening. people packing their bags, they have until this evening to get out of the flood zone. storm surge is biggest issue. six to eight feet, where i'm standing tomorrow will likely be inundated. we have seen damage in cuba. where it lands, where landfall happens, it is not about that, it is impact of wind and surge from fort myers and up here with hurricane warning and storm surge warning. we're in for it and will experience this for next 24 hours. hope everyone is safe. back to you.
A portion of the property is identified as wetlands, according to the site plan.
A portion of the property is identified as wetlands, according to the site plan.
Whether the mechanism is installed will hinge on the results of a $690,000 mitigation study now underway.