Onslow News

Town of Surf City issued the following announcement on Sept. 29.

Ian will continue to track toward the Carolinas and the storm will bring a variety of impacts to the area today and tonight. Ian is forecast to make landfall along the SC coast as a hurricane (Category 1) later today. Surf City is in a Hurricane Watch, Tropical Storm Warning, and Storm Surge Watch. The Town has implemented a State of Emergency as of 6 p.m., Thursday, September 29th and is currently operating at a Level 1 – Full Activation at the Emergency Operations Center. Town offices and facilities are closed to the public, including the Surf City Community Center, however, phone lines will be active. For non-emergency police matters you may call (910) 328-7711. To reach the Emergency Operations Center, please call (910) 328-4131.

Impacts are predicted to be the following:

• Potential for wind 39 to 57 mph
• Storm Surge of 2’-4’ (inundation associated with the high tides during Friday are expected to be the worst during this event)
• Rainfall totals 4”-6” with isolated higher amounts possible (heaviest rainfall is expected during Friday and Friday night)
• There is a Slight Risk (2 of 5; the risk for isolated tornadoes will increase during early Friday morning and persist through Friday night)

Certain roadways in Town may become impassable due to flooding, so please plan accordingly. South Shore Drive remains passable, however,  If sustained winds reach or exceed 45 mph over a 2-minute period, travel over the Surf City Bridge is strongly discouraged. Anyone who drives over the Bridge while these conditions are present will be doing so at their own risk.

The Town of Surf City offers many ways for our residents and visitors to stay informed of local happenings. CodeRED is used to provide mass communication of critical and emergency information to those signed up via telephone, text message, and email methods. If you are not signed up for CodeRED, click here of visit www.surfcitync.gov/codered to sign up today. Other ways to stay informed include the MySurfCity app (Apple and Android supported), the official Town of Surf City website (www.surfcitync.gov), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/surfcityncgov). In addition, the Town of Surf City has established the Emergency Alert Radio Station to provide continuous NOAA weather radio broadcast. That can be found on AM Radio 1670.

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