St. Johns County officials said early Wednesday evening that Hurricane Ian is expected to bring worse flooding and winds than initially anticipated and that the time to evacuate is within the next few hours.
Tidal and inland flooding as well as extremely dangerous rip currents are expected to impact the county’s coastline and areas along the St. Johns River. People are urged to avoid the beaches until Ian passes.
Some St. Augustine storefronts are boarded up and sandbagged as neighborhood roads to the south near Maria Sanchez Lake were mostly clear, with the occasional spot of debris or standing water. Joe Solcz, who lives on the water in South Ponte Vedra Beach, said he’s planning on evacuating tomorrow. “I woke up and it was just windy and it started raining and since this morning we’ve already lost 10 feet of dune just from the high tide and the surge,” Solcz said.“I don’t like it at all. I didn’t think it would be here already you know and just glad I got a lot done yesterday,” he said. “It’s just going to be a problem of when I can get back to see what happened to everything. That’s going to be like the pit in my stomach.”The county is prepared to open additional shelters as needed.
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