1. NWS has issued the latest statement along with NHC Advisory attached. A High Wind Watch and Flood Watch is in effect until 6 PM Tuesday. There will be no Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings issued due to the fact that the system is now a cold core system/extratropical. Similar storm, just different characteristics. Rainfall 4-5 inches over 3 day period. Storm Surge and high tides will be the higher impact.
2. Delaware will issue a State of Emergency with no restrictions effective 8 PM this evening ordering mandatory evacuations of coastal communities in New Castle, Kent, Sussex counties, with evacuations needing to end by 8 PM Sunday evening prior to the onslaught of tropical storm force winds. NCC Executive Paul Clark has issued a local State of Emergency effective 9 AM Sunday with County Libraries and Parks closing at 3 PM.
3. SHELTERS will open as of Noon Sunday. They will be William Penn HS and Middletown HS in New Castle County and will both be companion animal capable and have a medical component staffed.
4. DNG resources will be in place through NCC EOC as of 8 PM Sunday evening. Specific deployment locations will be determined tomorrow by Noon.
5. NCC EOC will partially activate with Staff at Noon Sunday, and then full activation with Agency Reps as of 2000 hours Sunday evening on 12 hour operational periods. OEM is requesting the following agencies to have representatives at the EOC starting 8 pm Sunday – NCC 911, NCC EMS, NCCPD (as agreed), DSP (as agreed), NCC Fire Chief’s Assn., NCC Special Ops, Div. Public Health, National Guard, DELDOT, NCC Exec/PIO, NCC Land Use- Bldg. Inspections/Code Enforcement, DEMA, NCC Special Services, NCC GIS.
6. Contact number for EOC is 395-2700, FAX is 395-2705. Public inquiries for information should be directed to the Delaware Helpline 211 from 8 pm on 24/7 basis through storm, or NCC Customer Service 395-5555 from 9am to 8 pm Sunday.
Thanks and Be Safe. Take care of your families and your home prior to commiting so much to protecting the public.
Dave Carpenter, Jr. CEM
NCC OEM
You can also download our latest briefing package at:
The executive summary of the briefing package is included below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Gary Szatkowski
National Weather Service – Mt. Holly NJ
Office 609-261-6602 x222
• Potential for a very dangerous autumn storm system to affect the region early next week.
• This storm will be associated with what is currently Tropical Storm Sandy. This storm system will bring multiple potential threats to the region.
• Strong damaging wind gusts, extremely heavy rainfall, major inland flooding and major coastal flooding are all possible with the storm.
• The track of the storm will determine the area which is impacted; there is considerable uncertainty with the storm track this far in advance of the event.
• Next briefing package will be issued on Wednesday, October 24th.
• Monitor our website at weather.gov/phi
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