Irma closing Moody

Published 6:22 pm Friday, September 8, 2017

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE — In preparation for Hurricane Irma, Moody Air Force Base will be closed on Monday, Sept. 11.

Quiet Pines will remain open for residents. The Davidson Gate will remain open until 10 p.m. Sunday when restricted access begins for emergency recovery personnel only, according to a Moody AFB press release.

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All other gates will remain closed until further notice.

Currently, the base is not evacuating any personnel based on the current weather forecast.

The Emergency Family Assistance Center will open for phone calls only in place of the Airman and Family Readiness Center noon Saturday airmen and families in need of assistance. The EFAC can be reached at (229) 257-3333.

The following base facilities will stop operations as listed below:

— Freedom 1 Fitness Center: Closed until further notice.

— Child Development Center: Closes 6 p.m. Friday

— Youth Center: Closes 6 p.m. Friday

— Grassy Pond: Closes 12 p.m. Saturday

— Golf Course: Closes 2 p.m. Sunday

— Base Exchange: Closes 5 p.m. Sunday

— Shoppette: Closes 5 p.m. Sunday

— Commissary: Closes 8 p.m. Sunday

— Dining Facility: Closes 6 p.m. Sunday

— SPOT: Closes 6 p.m. Sunday

— Moody Field Club: Closes 8 p.m. Sunday

Facility openings will be announced at a later time.

Base leadership encourages everyone to monitor the weather in the coming days and to be prepared.

Further updates will be made as they become available.