Local resources and storm-tracking information

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September 28, 2022
The National Hurricane Center rainfall forecast of of Sept. 29.

Here are some helpful local resources as we all prepare for Hurricane Ian’s impact, including 12-18 inches of rainfall forecasted over the next couple days. 

Oviedo

The City of Oviedo’s website has information on evacuation routes, city tornado sirens, trash collection updates, price gouging, city department contacts and family disaster planning. Oviedo’s Emergency Operations Center hotline is 407-971-5637. Get text alerts about storm preparation by texting Text Storm2022 to 888-777. You can also get updates on the city’s Facebook page. 

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Winter Springs 

See the latest on city building and park closures, find sandbag locations and get updates on yard waste and trash pick up on the City of Winter Springs’ website. Sign up for e-alerts from the city here. The city’s post-storm assistance hotline is 407-327-2669. The general population shelter, which is pet friendly, is at Winter Springs High School, 130 Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs. The city’s special needs shelter is at Layer Elementary School, 4201 State Road 419 in Winter Springs.

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Seminole County 

Seminole County’s Hurricane Ian Dashboard has information school and building closures, fraud, public transportation information, prescription refills, generator safety and special-needs shelters.  

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Track the storm

Keep up to date on where Hurricane Ian is and what advisories are in place on the National Hurricane Center’s website. 

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Megan Stokes

Megan is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Oviedo Community News, the only independent news source for Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs. She oversees editorial content, policy and staff. She attends meetings, sends out the e-newsletter and curates conversations in the community to understand the information gaps that OCN needs to fill. She also works to create partnerships that can strengthen the bond between community and newsroom.

She has served as an award-winning community journalist for more than 20 years, including as associate editor for the East Orlando Sun and a reporter for the Seminole Voice, the Winter Park-Maitland Observer and Orlando Magazine.

In 2024, Megan was named Editor of the Year by the Society for Professional Journalism. With the Central Florida Foundation and Central Florida Public Media, she co-found the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.

She served as treasurer for the Florida Press Club for seven years and has won awards from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Florida Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalism. Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism (now called the Reed College of Media) at West Virginia University.

Megan also loves yoga, running and playing board games with her family.

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