Staff ReportsAugust 30, 2019
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"...This is a major event."
Tag: evacuations
Staff ReportsAugust 30, 2019
Scott PowersAugust 29, 2019
8min266
Hurricane Dorian could hit almost anywhere making pre-positioning tough to plan
Jim RosicaSeptember 8, 2017
3min212
With tropical storm-force winds less than 24 hours away, Hurricane Irma also is expected to bring storm surge of 6-12 feet to the state’s southern coasts, Gov. Rick Scott said Friday night. “Our state has never seen anything like this before,” he said. The governor spoke at an evening news briefing from the state’s Emergency Operations Center […]
Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2017
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Alarmed by reports of Hurricane Irma evacuees finding empty gas stations throughout South Florida, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is urging FEMA to do something about it. In a letter late Wednesday to William B. Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Nelson called on the agency to use “all available resources and authorities” to help […]
Associated PressOctober 6, 2016
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One problem with stocking up ahead of a hurricane is you never know exactly what you’ll need. Will the storm take out your power, your water – and for how long? “It’s a little scary only because the meteorologists can’t really predict exactly what’s going to happen,” Natalie Elizur, 25, said while joining lines of […]
Associated PressOctober 6, 2016
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Hundreds of thousands of anxious people boarded up their homes and businesses and grabbed a few belongings to flee inland as Hurricane Matthew gained strength and roared toward the Southeast seaboard on Thursday. In Florida, Gov. Rick Scott said the state, its skies already darkening from early outer rain bands of the life-threatening storm, could […]
Jim RosicaOctober 6, 2016
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As he has all week, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday continued to stress the potential for peril brought by Hurricane Matthew. “If you think someone is making a bad decision (by not evacuating), call them,” he said during an early morning briefing at the state’s Emergency Operations Center. “Don’t let people try to (stay) in an […]
Associated PressOctober 5, 2016
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The National Hurricane Center has extended the hurricane warning northward in Florida as Matthew heads toward the East Coast. Meanwhile, Hurricane Matthew is heading toward the Bahamas after hitting Cuba hard. The hurricane center says the hurricane was about 105 miles (165 kilometers) south of Long Island, Bahamas. It has maximum sustained winds of 120 […]
Associated PressOctober 5, 2016
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in Brevard County, and voluntary evacuations have been activated in St. Lucie County, but Gov. Rick Scott urged other coastal residents potentially in harm’s way not to wait to be told to leave. The governor said during a Wednesday morning news conference that “if you’re able to go early, leave […]
Scott PowersOctober 4, 2016
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With projections now showing an increased chance monster Hurricane Matthew might hit Florida’s Atlantic coast, Gov. Rick Scott took to The Weather Channel Tuesday afternoon to urge residents to prepare now and to leave now if they’re planning to evacuate regardless. The storm, after devastating Haiti, still is two or more days away if it […]