Update on Tropical Storm Fay

Dear Residents of Lauderhill,

I have been receiving the following information which I am passing on to you.

Mayor Kaplan

FROM BROWARD COUNTY:

As of 4 p.m. this afternoon, the Broward County Emergency Operations Center will be open in order to serve the residents, visitors and businesses of Broward County.

The current track has the storm heading northwest, making a gradual turn to the north toward Key West, and continuing west of Naples and Fort Myers late Monday and early Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center has issued a TROPICAL STORM WATCH for Miami Dade and Broward Counties. This means that it is possible that tropical storm winds in excess of 35 miles per hour and strong rains (2 to 4 inches) could be felt here as early as noon on Monday. There is a possibility of tornadoes as the storm moves west of us through the Florida straits.

There is no evacuation order issued for Broward at this time. There is not expected to be a tidal storm surge related to this tropical storm, so we are not anticipating an evacuation of the eastern portion of the county.

Please take all appropriate precautions to insure the safety and well being of your family, your guests and your property.

FROM THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL:

* Currently under a Tropical Storm Watch.

* BC EM Director states most likely will be under a Tropical Storm Warning late tonight early tomorrow.

* Full activation of Broward County EOC will be tomorrow at 0700 hours, municipal reps need to report.

*Announcement on Schools will be sent out in an email to municipalities just before a 3:30 pm conference call announcement today advising on what they plan on doing.

* Broward County Government will open in morning and close at noon after employees secure their offices.

* No news on Bus Transportation or garbage. But if county controls your landfill they may be gone by noon.

* Expect 2 to 4 inches of rain as of the latest report may change on any change in the storm.

* BC Will open a few special needs shelters initially may need to prepare for West Coast resident sheltering.

* The County is prepared to issue a State of Emergency when needed, and if they do, we will likewise issue a Lauderhill State of Emergency. Govenor has declared a state emergency already.

We will make a decission tomorrow moring if we will close early, but so far Lauderhill is open for business tomorrow