Hurricane Irene: Fayetteville NC

Hurricane Irene is expected to visit the Cumberland County region early Saturday morning. With many different predictions, the best we can do, is prepare. FayToday has listed a few resources to help you track the storm, be prepared for emergencies, and what we can do afterwards. Governor Bev Perdue is seen in the video below, giving a state of emergency for most counties East of i-95. Take the time to prepare for this event, whether small or big.

Current Forecast for Fayetteville NC area:
SATURDAY:
Breezy Saturday morning, with gusts up wind up to 30 mph and some scattered showers. There may be brief times of heavy rain – WECT 2011-08-25

NC Gov Perdue activated state’s emergency bilingual hotline today – 888-835-9966; for TTY call 877-877-1765 or 711

Gov. Perdue Briefing on Hurricane Irene – NC News Video

In the News:

“…the government has already ordered supplies to leave Atlanta for North Carolina, where the hurricane is projected to impact first. Those supplies, including water, are now being stored in Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C.”  myfoxatlanta.com ”

“…Fort Bragg, North Carolina has been designated as an Incident Support Base to support federal operations to respond to Hurricane Irene.  The Incident Support Base allows FEMA and federal partners to proactively stage commodities closer to areas potentially affected by severe weather, allowing us to quickly move needed supplies throughout affected states, should they be needed and requested.”  FEMA.gov –

“…The Salvation Army has 30 mobile kitchen units and response teams across the Carolinas and has already placed 16 of those units east of I-95 on standby. I-95 runs along eastern North Carolina through Lumberton, Fayetteville, Smithfield and Rocky Mount. –Gaston Gazette –

EMERGENCY INFO:

PWC Customers should report outages to 1-877-OUR-PWC1 (1-877-687-7921).
Look for storm updates on PWC website at  www.faypwc.com/hurricane_irene.html

PWC social media updates:

• www.facebook.com/faypwc
• www.twitter.com/faypwc
• www.nixle.com

PWC Hurricane Preparedness:
http://www.faypwc.com/News%20Archive_2011/hurricane_preparedness.html

South River EMC will keep members updated:

• via Facebook (South-River-EMC)
• Twitter (SouthRiverEMC)
• www.sremc.com

South River Members can call 1-888-338-5530 or 910-892-8071

Lumbee River Electric Membership Corp: 1 (800) 683-5571;
or (910) 843-4131

Piedmont Natural Gas: (800) 752-7504

Progress Energy: Power Outages: (800) 419-6356
Customer service Toll Free Number: (800) 452-2777

Hurt or Injured?

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center:  1(910)615-4000
www.capefearvalley.com
Highsmith-Rainey Hospital:  1(910)615-1000
Womack Army Medical Center:  1(910)907-6000

Cumberland County Preparedness Link:
http://www.co.cumberland.nc.us/emergency_mgmt/storm_preparation.aspx

Red Cross Highlands Chapter in Fayetteville, N.C.
Make a Kit, Get a Plan, Be Red Cross Ready
American Red Cross Highlands Chapter

BE PREPARED:

• Pets in Emergency |  Ready.gov
• Steps you can take to protect your family, property or business
• Plan for Emergencies
  

*more safety tips at Fema.gov & ready.gov

TRACK THE STORM HERE:
Great maps!

• MSNBC Interactive Map
• IBISEYE.com  http://ibiseye.com/#
• Our Favorite StormPulse: http://www.stormpulse.com/hurricane-irene-2011
• http://www.nhc.noaa.gov Main Source

? View Hurricane Irene in a larger map

GET UPDATES BY PHONE OR WEB:

FayToday on facebook:  View updates by text, fb app, or website.

NIXLE.com – Police Dept & more:  http://local.nixle.com/zipcode/28301/

CodeRED phone alerts – Alerts before inclement weather near your address

MORE NEWS:

AUG 27

• Hurricane Irene Evacuations: New York, North Carolina Prepare [PHOTOS]? International Business
• Hurricane Irene weather bulletin: 2:15 am – Eye 110 miles away? StarNewsOnline.com
• Hurricane Irene’s force felt in North Carolina? Chicago Sun-Times
• Airlines cancel nearly 5000 flights because of Hurricane Irene? Los Angeles Times
• Hurricane Irene weakens to Category 1? USA Today
• New Hanover County – 15000 without power; search for swimmer halted StarNewsOnline.com

AUG 26

• 
  FayObserver.com – Few problems from Hurricane Irene reported in Fayetteville
  
• Fort Bragg hub for Hurricane Irene relief supplies
• Hurricane Irene could hit Cape Fear region this weekendFayetteville Observer
• NC counties tell thousands to leave as Irene looms AP News
• Millions at Risk After Shift in Track for Hurricane Irene –  New York Times (blog)
• Hurricane Irene: As many as 200000 evacuate in North Carolina? – Los Angeles Times
• Hurricane Irene Threatens U.S. East Coast With Up to $13.9 Billion …? – Bloomberg
• Recovering from a tornado, while bracing for a hurricane NBC17.com
• Airlines cancel 900 U.S. flights as Irene nears
• NC utilities bracing for power outages inland
  Hurricane Irene halts east coast transportation Examiner.com 

   

   

? Friday Night Athletic Activities Cancelled

Due to the impending storm predictions all Friday Athletic Activities have been cancelled.  Friday night varsity football has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 7:00pm.  Schools have the option to play JV football on Wednesday night 8/24.  Please contact your school for JV scheduled times. Cumberland County Schools 

RESOURCES: http://www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us/Hurricaneinfo/

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