Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - 4:50 p.m.
Takeaways from the commissioners' emergency meeting on Hurricane Dorian:
-Hoke County Schools are closed Thursday *and* Friday.
-No emergency shelters are planned to open for now, but if conditions require a shelter, county staff can have one opened within an hour of the decision.
-Hoke County government offices will close Thursday and operate on a 2-hour delay Friday.
-The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will fully activate tonight, and the county plans to declare a local state of emergency.
As for the storm itself:
-Dorian is still a Category 2 hurricane, and looks to impact the North Carolina coast over the next 24-48 hours.
-Hoke County will likely start to see light rain later tonight, and conditions will worsen early Thursday morning
-Predictions are for 2-4 inches of rain, up to 6 inches in some places, and winds up to 35 miles an hour with wind gusts in the 50 mph range
-While the impact depends on the exact track and storm speed, for now it appears Dorian will be an all-day affair Thursday and clear out by Friday morning.
Thanks to all our readers, please be safe, and we'll update as the situation warrants.
-Catharin
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