EOC is fully activated. Hurricane Xerxes has moved from a category 4 to a category 2 storm. Xerxes made landfall at 0500hrs near Tampa. Heavy rainfall has been reported in the last 12 to 18 hours. Flooding is expected associated with the current rainfall.
Tornadoes are possible with the current conditions.
All critical services have been suspended until it is safe to resume normal operations. Citizens are encouraged to remain in a safe location and continue to ride out the storm. Continue to monitor the EOC, NOAA Weather Radio and the Local Media for additional information. If you experience technical difficulties with this page, or have questions related to viewing this site, please contact the Orange County webmaster . For all other issues, please visit Orange County Government's email contacts page or go to the Departmental Phone and Location Directory .