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Curfew issued in Abbeville

Fri, 07/12/2019 - 9:36am

The City of Abbeville has issued a city-wide curfew for the entire city of Abbeville.
The curfew is in effect from 11 p.m. tonight until sunrise.
This curfew will be in effect each night until the state of emergency has been cancelled. No one other than emergency personnel will be allowed on the roadways.
​The Abbeville Police Department would like to remind all citizens to stay safe throughout this incident. This includes the aftermath of the passing storm. Downed trees, power lines and flooding are expected.

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Sheriff urges everyone to get a plan; Vermilion Parish will get wind and rain from Tropical Storm Barry

Fri, 07/12/2019 - 9:15am

According to the National Weather Service, Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is projected to make landfall on the Louisiana coast by Saturday morning, possibly somewhere east of New Iberia.
Although the forecast is subject to change, at this time the forecast for Vermilion Parish is heavy rain with possible hurricane force wind gust. The Vermilion Office of Emergency Preparedness has already issued a voluntary evacuation to those residents living in low-lying areas that are prone to flooding.
Vermilion Parish could get five to seven inches of rain.

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10 A.M. UPDATE: SYSTEM BECOMES TROPICAL STORM BARRY

Thu, 07/11/2019 - 10:47am

BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Barry Advisory Number 5
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022019
1000 AM CDT Thu Jul 11 2019
...DISTURBANCE BECOMES TROPICAL STORM BARRY...
...DANGEROUS STORM SURGE, HEAVY RAINS, AND WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF COAST...
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.8N 88.7W
ABOUT 95 MI...150 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SE OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA

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ACT testing scheduled for July 13 at Vermilion Catholic has been canceled

Thu, 07/11/2019 - 10:40am

Administration of the ACT scheduled for this Saturday, July 13, at Vermilion Catholic High School in Abbeville has been canceled due expected inclement weather.
This cancelation only affects examinees registered at Vermilion Catholic High School.
The rescheduled test date will be posted at www.actstudent.org as soon as it is set.

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