St. Johns County residents preparing for Nicole
Action News Jax First Alert Weather Teams says we should start seeing rain from Nicole this Wednesday. Areas in St. Johns County could be some of the first to see that rain.
Mickler’s Landing is one area in St. Johns County known to flood. Action News Jax spoke with St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center about how residents should prepare for Nicole.
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Joseph Giammanco, St. Johns County director of emergency management, agrees that any storm that impact those who live near the water. He’s asking all residents to prepare now because he says Nicole is so big that it’s hard to pinpoint where and who it might hit.
“They should look at having some cash on hand, medications, anything they might need to go out for the next couple of days,” says Giammanco.
He says people should prep extra and early because he thinks Nicole is going to last longer than what residents are used to.
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“We just had some delicious BBQ shrimp. My wife is a personal chef, so I have a feeling we will survive with a smile on our face,” says Eric Marcuse.
Our First Alert Weather Team says we should all have some wet weather between this Wednesday and Friday, and there is a storm surge and tropical storm watch in effect for St. Johns County as of this morning.
“We just moved into a brand-new house, so this will be interesting because we have a lot of things in our garage, so we’ll do some sandbags before we leave if that’s necessary,” says Stephanie McCan.
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Action News Jax took a stroll through bay front, an area known for flooding in St. Johns County, to see if any other locals or businesses were prepping for Nicole. There was nothing so far. But we did spot a stack of old sandbags left over from Hurricane Ian that are on standby, just in case.
Our First Alert Weather Team says Mickler’s Landing could see more erosion with three tofive feet of water from Nicole’s storm surge. That’s not good, as their emergency protective sand dunes took a hit from Hurricane Ian less than two months ago after already trying to recover from hurricanes Matthew and Irma.
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