Hermine Update 9-4-16 at 9:15am

Team Norfolk,

 

Here's the latest for Norfolk regarding a storm update.

Allow Extra Time for Travel Sunday 

The high tide we saw around 11am Saturday is what we can expect Sunday at 11:47am (see attached).  Keep in mind, the water starts to build two hours before and takes about two hours to recede.  So you can expect flooded roadways between 10:30am and 2:30pm Sunday.

If you’re heading to worship services today, plan extra travel time.

 

No Flooding Issues Reported

 

As of 8am Public Works has no flooding issues outstanding. 

 

While there may have been some coastal flooding from the tide, it was not as severe as forecasted.

Today's Forecast

Breezy with steady winds around 20mph and gusts in the low 30's along with temps in the 70's.

 

Public Works pump crew will be out throughout the day today checking equipment and locations throughout the city.  In addition, street sweeping continues for the high traffic roads.  We will take appropriate steps to keep the public informed of travel conditions.  

 

Lastly the city is in contact with  NSU, ODU  sharing information and providing reports for their football games rescheduled to Sunday.  

Parking Hours Extended 

We're extending storm parking hours to 6pm Sunday because of the morning high tide.  

 

Parking hours at the York Street Garage and select parking lots is being extended from 12p Sunday to 6pm Sunday.

 

As a reminder, residents may park their vehicles at these lots:

* Pretlow Anchor Branch Library – 111 W. Ocean View Ave.

* Community Beach Park – 700 E. Ocean View Ave.

* Crossroads School – 8021 Old Ocean View Road

* Granby High School – 7101 Granby Street

* Norview High School – 6501 Chesapeake Blvd.

* Willard Model School – 1511 Willow Wood Drive

* Poplar Hall School - 5523 Pebble Lane

574 homes without Power

Currently 574 Dominion customers (out of 97,004) are without power. 

We will continue to monitor Hermine's movements and let you know what to expect Monday.

For storm updates, please continue encouraging folks to check out Norfolk.gov, Norfolk Facebook/Twitter and sign up for Norfolk Alerts. 

 

Thanks, everyone!

 

Jim