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Jacksonville (NC) Daily News
September 5, 2008
By Jennifer Hlad, Daily News Staff
Area military officials are getting personnel and equipment ready in advance of Tropical Storm Hanna's landfall.
At New River Air Station, planning began Wednesday, said air station spokesman 1st Lt. Andrew Hurd.
"We have been having meetings and coordinating with commands, as well as (with) local and state authorities, collectively preparing for (Tropical Storm) Hanna," he said.
Camp Lejeune officials also have started preparations for the storm, said base spokesman 1st Lt. Craig Thomas.
"The base has set Destructive Weather Condition III and essential staff members of the emergency operations center here have been notified to prepare for and expect landfall of Tropical Storm Hanna," Thomas said in a written news release.
Destructive Weather Condition III means a storm is forecast to impact the area within 48 hours, according to the Camp Lejeune Web site.
Marines with the 2nd Marine Division were getting vehicles, water tanks, communications equipment and other equipment ready in case they are needed, said division spokesman 1st Lt. Philip Klay.
Commanders also were working Thursday to secure vehicles, buildings and any items that could become debris, Klay said, and all units are maintaining "excellent accountability of all our personnel," ensuring commanders know who is staying where.
Though no evacuation order has been issued, base residents living in storm-surge zones may be ordered to leave if conditions dictate, according to the written release from Thomas.
"Military Police will assist in the evacuation, but residents living near the water should be prepared to evacuate to the nearest shelter," he said.
The three emergency shelters on base are Camp Lejeune High School, Brewster Middle School and Tarawa Terrace II Elementary School.
No announcement has been made about when or if those shelter locations will open, but all base schools will dismiss early today. Middle and high school students will be dismissed at noon, while elementary schools will dismiss at 12:45 p.m.
Officials will continue to monitor the storm and make decisions to protect the safety of the Marines and families on base, Hurd said.
September 5, 2008
By Jennifer Hlad, Daily News Staff
Area military officials are getting personnel and equipment ready in advance of Tropical Storm Hanna's landfall.
At New River Air Station, planning began Wednesday, said air station spokesman 1st Lt. Andrew Hurd.
"We have been having meetings and coordinating with commands, as well as (with) local and state authorities, collectively preparing for (Tropical Storm) Hanna," he said.
Camp Lejeune officials also have started preparations for the storm, said base spokesman 1st Lt. Craig Thomas.
"The base has set Destructive Weather Condition III and essential staff members of the emergency operations center here have been notified to prepare for and expect landfall of Tropical Storm Hanna," Thomas said in a written news release.
Destructive Weather Condition III means a storm is forecast to impact the area within 48 hours, according to the Camp Lejeune Web site.
Marines with the 2nd Marine Division were getting vehicles, water tanks, communications equipment and other equipment ready in case they are needed, said division spokesman 1st Lt. Philip Klay.
Commanders also were working Thursday to secure vehicles, buildings and any items that could become debris, Klay said, and all units are maintaining "excellent accountability of all our personnel," ensuring commanders know who is staying where.
Though no evacuation order has been issued, base residents living in storm-surge zones may be ordered to leave if conditions dictate, according to the written release from Thomas.
"Military Police will assist in the evacuation, but residents living near the water should be prepared to evacuate to the nearest shelter," he said.
The three emergency shelters on base are Camp Lejeune High School, Brewster Middle School and Tarawa Terrace II Elementary School.
No announcement has been made about when or if those shelter locations will open, but all base schools will dismiss early today. Middle and high school students will be dismissed at noon, while elementary schools will dismiss at 12:45 p.m.
Officials will continue to monitor the storm and make decisions to protect the safety of the Marines and families on base, Hurd said.