Columbia County Emergency Management

Directions to the Columbia County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Emergency Management

Columbia County Emergency Management

Stay tuned to WNMY AM 530 for information in the event of an emergency affecting Columbia County, as well as other local radio and television stations.

Welcome to our Site!

Make sure to check back frequently for the latest updates to our site!

If you need to contact our office:

Emergency Management Director: Ronnie McCardle

E-Mail: ronnie_mccardle@columbiacountyfla.com

Emergency Management Specialist: Shayne Morgan

E-Mail: shayne_morgan@columbiacountyfla.com

Mailing Address:

Columbia County Emergency Management

P.O. Box 1787

Lake City, FL 32056-1787

Phone: (386) 758 - 1125

Fax: (386) 752 - 9644

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Red Cross Safe and Well Website

This information is being provided to you via the ADA Working Group's Clearinghouse on Disability Information.We hope this information is helpful to you.

If you have been affected by a disaster, this website provides a way for you to register yourself as "safe and well."From a list of standard messages, you can select those that you want to communicate to your family members, letting them know of your well-being.

Two main functions:

• List yourself as Safe and Well: Person/Family affected by a disaster creates a safe and well registration for themselves.
• Search: Concerned loved ones anywhere search for the messages posted by those who self-registered.

To access the Safe and Well Website go to:

www.disastersafe.redcross.org

or call

1-866-GET-INFO

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4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 315A

Tallahassee, FL 32399

850.487.3423 OR 877.232.4968 VOICE/TTY

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How Hurricanes Form

Breeding Grounds:Hurricanes are products of a tropical ocean and a warm, moist atmosphere.Powered by heat from the sea, they are typically steered by high - level easterly winds while in the tropics, generally south of 25 degrees south latitude and by high-level easterly winds north of 25 degrees north latitude.When hurricanes become very strong, they can create their own steering winds.

The Atlantic Hurricane season starts on June 1.For the United States, the peak hurricane threat exists from mid - August to late October, although the official hurricane season extends through November.Over other parts of the world, such as the western North Pacific, typhoons can occur year-round.

Storm Structure:The process by which a disturbance forms and strengthens into a hurricane depends on at least three conditions.First, a disturbance gathers heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters.Next, added moisture evaporated from the sea surface powers the infant hurricane like a giant heat engine.Third, the hurricane forms a wind pattern near the ocean surface that spirals air inward.Bands of thunderstorms form, allowing the air to warm further and rise higher into the atmosphere.If the winds at these higher levels are relatively light, this structure can remain in tact and further strengthen the hurricane.

The center, or eye, of the hurricane is relatively calm with sinking air, light winds and a few clouds.The most violent winds and rain take place in the eyewall, the ring of thunderstorms immediately surrounding the eye.At the top of the eyewall (about 50,000 feet), most of the air is propelled outward, increasing the air's upward motion.Some of the air, however, moves inward and sinks into the eye, creating a cloud-free area.

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