Been a very quiet hurricane season so far but...
From the London Daily Mail:
'Leave now, do not wait': 300,000 Floridians are ordered to evacuate before monster Hurricane Ian slams into west coast at 140MPH - as Tampa readies for its 'storm of the century'
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- Tropical Storm Ian has been upgraded to a 'large and powerful' Category 1 hurricane by the National Hurricane Center
- Authorities in Cuba have suspended classes and will begin evacuations on Monday as Ian is set to hit a Category 3 strength or above
- Officials in Florida have also declared a state emergency over the strengthening storm, warning residents to stock up on radios and supplies
- Stores have started to run out of water and other basic supplies as many stockpile ahead of the storm hitting - including planks of plywood to board their windows up
And Governor DeSantis is preparing very well - from Breitbart:
Ron DeSantis: 25,000 Linemen Ready for Power Outages in Florida
Thousands of linemen are ready to restore power in Florida as Hurricane Ian approaches the state’s west coast, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Monday.
Florida, which is under a state of emergency, now has 5,000 Florida National Guardsmen activated ahead of Hurricane Ian’s landfall.
“There may not be direct impacts in all 67 counties, but there may be indirect impacts not just from the storm, but also from people that may be evacuating to other parts of the state,” DeSantis explained.
“So we want to make sure that our communities have the maximum flexibility that they need to be able to respond to the storm in any way that they need to,” he added.
Additionally, DeSantis said they now “have more than 25,000 linemen that are stationed ready to go once the all clear is given and they are given the go ahead to go and get the power back on,” as power outages are expected.
More at the site - sounds like DeSantis has excellent advisers and they are as prepared as they can be.
And then, there is this odd bit of news from The Daily Caller:
Jean-Pierre Defends Biden’s Lack Of Communication With DeSantis Amid Potential Hurricane Disasters
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden’s lack of communication with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over Hurricane Ian.
NBC News senior White House correspondent Kelly O’Donnell asked Jean-Pierre if the president believes it is important to communicate with DeSantis regarding a potential crisis from the hurricane traveling toward Central and Northwest Florida. The press secretary said the administration is able to provide for people in crisis without communicating with local politicians.
Good God - this is a national disaster. Aren't the people in the White House going to rise above their petty squabbles and get aid to the citizens of Florida? These people sound like school-yard bullies. Children.
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