NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

INCIDENTS

Gulf Islands NS

Tropical Storm Ida Comes Ashore

The hurricane warning in effect for the northeast Gulf Coast was downgraded to a tropical storm warning yesterday. It is therefore likely that neither of the park's districts will experience more than minor tropical storm conditions. Storm surge, though is expected to be high, so beach erosion will likely be significant (the Fort Pickens Road has already flooded). Preparations for the storm's arrival were completed on Monday morning and all remaining park units closed, save for Route 399 through the Santa Rosa Unit, which will remain open as an evacuation route until it becomes flooded. All employees were released at midday yesterday. [Clay Jordan, Incident Commander]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS:

Director's Office - A new InsideNPS video series for National Park Service employees - Flat Hat Chats - gives employees a way to hear Director Jon Jarvis speak to them directly and share his ideas about our mission and how we carry it out.

Timpanogos Cave NM - Arlo Shelley, a ranger at Timpanogos Cave National Monument for 57 seasons, has died. Photo.

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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