Do you know
your storm surge color?
HERALD PHOTO BY DELORES SAVAS
The yellow reflective vinyl color-coded markers on this Port Charlotte stop sign indicates in which storm surge area residents on this street live. Yellow means a storm surge of up to 18 to 26 could occur in this neighborhood.
HERALD PHOTO BY DELORES SAVAS
Charlotte County Emergency Management Director Wayne Sallade recieved a plaque at the Governor's Hurricane Conference recently for developing storm surge awareness to aid in resident evacuation.
By DELORES SAVAS
Correspondent
Wh at you don’t know about storm surge might put you in harm’s way.
But local residents now have a better chance of knowing when to evacuate quickly, thanks to a new storm surge awareness project implemented by Wayne Sallade, director of Charlotte County Emergency Management.
