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All Those Who Are

Fleeing Debby Might Be

Driving Right Into Her Arms!

Do you give a shit? Of course not. Hey, you
don't live here... so... I don't blame you. To tell the truth,
I myself haven't been fretting too much about all those
tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas. What you want is to learn to
write copy, right? Well, since that's my job, I've decided to
get to it! Here's a choice piece for your "swipe
file."

KEYS TOURISM ADVISORY #2 8/22/00, 11 a.m.

INFORMATION
FROM THE MONROE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN
CONJUNCTION WITH MONROE

COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

KEYS
VISITORS ORDERED TO LEAVE

BECAUSE
OF DEBBY

VACATIONERS
TO THE KEYS SHOULD POSTPONE

TRAVEL
PLANS

18-MILE
STRETCH RE-OPENS FOLLOWING

TANKER
ACCIDENT

"A mandatory
evacuation order for all visitors and non-residents to
the Florida Keys has been ordered by Monroe County
Emergency Management, effective noon today (Wednesday
Aug. 23), due to the threat of Tropical Storm Debby, A
state of emergency is now in effect for Monroe County.

"Previously a
hurricane, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Debby had been
downgraded to a tropical storm by the National
Hurricane Center, but is expected to re-intensify and
regain hurricane status once it moves over open water.
The 11 a.m. position had the center of the storm
situated 19.8 N, 69.7 W or just off the northern coast
of the Dominican Republic and about 720 miles
southeast of the Upper Keys. Sustained winds are at 70
mph and the storm was moving just north of west, at
about 17 mph.

"Although the
projected United States landfall position of the storm
is uncertain, the egress order for visitors is being
issued as a precautionary measure according to Billy
Wagner, Monroe County Emergency Management Director.