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ALERT! MONROEAlert!Monroe is an Everbridge mass notification system used by Monroe County Emergency Management to quickly share emergency notifications with residents. Notifications can include...
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE H2O THIS HURRICANE SEASON
There’s a lot to know about your home’s water before, during and after a hurricane. For instance, do you know where your water valve...
KNOW WHEN TO GO: EVACUATING BY ZONE PROVIDES A SAFE & CONTROLLED EXIT AHEAD...
Decisions by local officials to evacuate are never made lightly when an impending hurricane (Category 3 or higher) is barreling toward the island chain.
A...
STORMY HISTORY: EVERY HURRICANE TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY
Ask any local. Hurricane season blows.
Between every gust and shower reported through the regular media and all the opinions shared through social media, the...
AN EL NINO EXIT AND LA NIÑA ARRIVAL COULD WORSEN HURRICANE SEASON
“Expect an active hurricane season” are the usual words heard nowadays. Water temperatures are rising in the low latitudes of the Atlantic Ocean near...
THESE STICKERS GETS RESIDENTS BACK IN AFTER A STORM
When a storm forces Keys residents to leave, reentry to the island chain — when it’s deemed safe and there are enough services —...
NOAA RAISES HURRICANE SEASON PREDICTION AMID HOT WATERS
Scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service — have increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic...
KEYS RESIDENTS WEIGH IN AHEAD OF HURRICANE EVACUATION MODEL UPDATES
Workshops held throughout the Florida Keys on June 13 and 14 brought staff from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) face to face...
KEYS WEEKLY HURRICANE GUIDE — THESE GADGETS COME IN HANDY DURING HURRICANES
Though we’re on a first-name basis with hurricanes, the behemoth storms aren’t comic book villains seeking world domination. They’re not rubbing their hands together...
KEYS WEEKLY HURRICANE GUIDE — HURRICANE IAN TAUGHT US SOME HARD LESSONS
Every storm brings lessons for the areas in the bullseye to the places less devastated but noticeably affected by the outer bands. Hurricane Ian...
