Bradford County is distributing sandbags ahead of Elsa.

           

Bradford County is distributing sandbags ahead of Elsa.

Bradford County, Fla. Bradford County is offering its residents free sandbags to prepare for the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Elsa.

Pre-filled sandbags are being distributed at the Bradford County Public Works site on West Market Road. The entrance to the yard will be closed to westbound traffic. Coming off Highway 301. To get to the sandbag distribution site,

enter West Market Road off NW State Road 16.

According to Bradford County Emergency Management, there will be a limit of 15 sandbags per vehicle.

"We're going to be out of here as long as we can," said Sgt. Brad Witt, with Bradford County Sheriff's Office. "But, obviously, once these conditions worsen, you know, we eventually have to pull our people to safety."

Witt said there were some people who grabbed sandbags on Monday, but he expects Tuesday to be overcrowded.

In addition, self-serve sites have been installed at Bradford County Fire Rescue Station 21412 at 40 NW S.R. 16 in Heilbronn Springs and Station 90 at 13641 SW County Road 227 in Sampson City. Residents are told to bring their own shovel if they use those sites.

Witt said the sandbags can be used throughout the hurricane season -- not just for this storm. Sandbags prevent water from seeping into your home, garage or anywhere else susceptible to flooding.

"We wanted to get a jump start on this, the first storm of the season," Witt said. After the wet months of June and early July, Witt said the county is preparing for flooding, as Elsa could bring wet weather to northeast Florida.

After the wet months of June and early July, Witt said the county is preparing for flooding, as Elsa could bring wet weather to northeast Florida

“Due to our highly saturated soil conditions from the rain we have been receiving over the past several weeks, we are going to have to prepare for those as well as any other threats that come with severe weather. We will definitely find floods and falls. “There are parts of Bradford County that are prone to flooding,” Witt said.

Witt said one of those parts is the Sampson Lakes area. Randy Kilby has lived near Sampson Lake his entire life. He said there is a creek that flows into the Sainte Fe river which floods a lot.

"I've seen it flood into four or five teams," Kilby said. "All of Stark's water flows out here, so it's going to go bad."

Kilby said his mother lost her home near Sampson Lake during Hurricane Irma, so she now prepares during hurricane season. "We are ready," he said. "We have a lot of water and a generator."

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