As of 6:00 pm the Gloucester EOC was closed however all city departments are on call. The Department of Public Works Hot line for downed tree limbs, flooding, waste water emergencies and other storm related damages will remain open until 8:00 pm.( Please note the time change.) The storm hotline number is 978-281-9785. If you have any storm related issues after 8:00 pm, please call the police department on their businessline at 978-281-9751 or the Fire department at 978-281-9760. Again, for all emergencies, please call 911.
Please do not call 911 to report power outages, please call the National Grid power outage report line at 1-800-465-1212.
The Red Cross Shelter at the Salem High School on Highland Avenue will be open all night.
Please do not place your trash out tonight. There have been reports of trash bags being swept by the strong winds in several places in town. DPW advises us that normal trash pickup will resume tomorrow morning.
The beaches will be evaluated for Rip Tides tomorrow morning and signs will be posted if swimming is not allowed.
At this time there are approximately 20 sites being worked on by DPW and National Grid crewsinvolving fallen tree and downed wires. As of 6:00 Nationalgrid reports that there are under 400 Gloucester households without power, and they are evaluating the situation. There is currently no estimate as to when the power will be restored.
Thank you to all the city departments and CERT volunteers for all their work during this storm. This will be the final update for Hurricane Irene.
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