Weather Update: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
2:00pm
The latest information received from the Director of Public Safety, Patrick Maddox, and the National Weather Service, indicates that expected local impacts of Tropical Storm Helene will not occur until late Thursday morning to early Thursday afternoon. Their advisory suggests that evacuations wouldnot be ordered in our area unless a significant change in the forecast occurs. School will be in session tomorrow, Wednesday, September 25 and after school activities will continue as planned.
A decision on school and after school activities for Thursday will be made and announced early tomorrow afternoon based on the scheduled briefing from the National Weather Service and Director Maddox, unless changes to the forecast occur today and require an earlier decision. As soon as we have enough information, we will make and announce our decision about school for the remainder of the week through call, text, social media, and our website. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Weather Update: Monday, September 23, 2024
5:30pm
School will be in session tomorrow, Tuesday, September 24 and after school activities will continue as planned. Plans for school and after school activities on Wednesday and Thursday will depend on the information we receive from Director of Public Safety, Patrick Maddox, and the National Weather Service this evening and tomorrow morning.
There is still a lot of storm development that needs to happen before we can finalize our plans. As soon as we have enough information to do so, we will make and announce our decision about school the remainder of the week through call, text, social media, and our website. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Weather Update: Monday, September 23, 2024
11:10am
District officials have been in regular contact with the Okaloosa County Director of Public Safety, Patrick Maddox, tracking a tropical disturbance, which recently became Invest 97L, in the western Caribbean.
It is still too early to determine eventual intensity, track, or specific locations in the path of this system at this time, as these details will be difficult to resolve until the system organizes with a well-defined circulation.Rainfall amounts, wind, and the magnitude of storm surge potential in our area will ultimately be dependent on the track of the storm.
Based on the information received from Director Maddox, and keeping student safety as our priority, we will continue to work with the county’s emergency operations center to
monitor the impact of Invest 97L and will continue to provide updates as needed.