Emergency Management Partners and Stakeholders

The threat from Tropical Storm Sandy continues to increase of impacts to our region.

At this point, we are planning for the following conditions:

· Hurricane/Tropical Storm impacts beginning Sunday evening through Wednesday morning

· Winds up to 30mph about 1000 miles from the center of the storm

· Winds up to 70 mph with higher gusts about 500 miles from the center of the storm

· 6 to 12 inches of rainfall in a 24-36 hour period

The following are our tentative plans:

· The Watch Officer is currently staffed and available through the 9-1-1 Operations Center

· The Emergency Operations Center will move to Level III (Limited Activation) from 8AM to 8PM tomorrow (Saturday)

· The Emergency Operations Center will move to Level III (Limited Activation) from 7AM to 7PM Sunday

· The Emergency Operations Center will move to Level I (Full Activation) beginning 7PM Sunday for the duration of the storm

· We are working to open two shelters (Avon Grove and Lionville) – the capacity will be 250 people and will be pet friendly and Functional Needs capable

· We are working with the Fire Service to pre-position water rescue assets

· We are working to secure evacuation transportation assets (busses)

· We continue to coordinate efforts and fill resource requests

We will be sending additional information here shortly with important conference call information to coordinate efforts.

Chester County Watch Officer