GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of the Mayor
Office of Communications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 26, 2011
MEDIA ADVISORY [UPDATED]
MAYOR VINCENT C. GRAY TO HOLD 1 P.M. PRESS BRIEFING AT DC HSEMA
TO UPDATE MEDIA ON DISTRICT’S PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE IRENE
WHAT: A press briefing to provide the latest information on the District’s preparations for the expected impact of Hurricane Irene later this weekend.
WHO: Mayor Vincent C. Gray and members of his public-safety team
WHEN: Friday, August 26, 2011
1:00 p.m.
WHERE: D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20032
Washington, DC 20032
Background: The National Weather Service has placed the District under a Tropical Storm Warning and the city is expected to experience winds of at least tropical-storm force, heavy rain and potential flooding of the Potomac River and other estuaries due to Hurricane Irene’s storm surge on Saturday and Sunday. Tornadoes are also often associated with hurricanes.
Mayor Gray and the District’s safety, health and human-services agencies are preparing for potential storm impacts including flooding, wind damage, power loss and other consequences.
PLEASE NOTE: Tours of the DC government’s command center at HSEMA will be available to members of the media following the press conference.
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Robert P. Marus
Senior Writer/Editor
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