- October 31, 2024
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Neither the Hammock Dunes Bridge nor the State Road 100 Bridge are closed, and they will not close until winds reach a sustained 45 mph. In addition, the Hammock Dunes Bridge has suspended its toll collection.
“At some point we have to close them because they become unsafe to travel," Emergency Management Director Jonathan Lord said.
Based on the latest official forecast, sustained tropical storm force winds – in excess of 39 mph – may begin as early as the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 3, along coastal portions of Flagler County as Dorian moves very slowly northward just offshore of Florida's east coast, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Ben Nelson from the Flagler County Emergency Operations Center.
“Flagler County remains within the average forecast Cone of Uncertainty,’ but forecast trends have been shifting this cone gradually eastward today,” Nelson said. “Heavy rainfall and increasing onshore winds may begin in Flagler County as soon as Monday evening as Dorian begins a slow northward turn. Based on the latest official forecast, 4 to 8 inches of rainfall will be possible during this event in Flagler County.”
