{"id":2014470,"date":"2023-08-28T16:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-declares-widespread-emergency-as-hurricane-forecast-to-hit-florida\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:06:12","slug":"desantis-declares-widespread-emergency-as-hurricane-forecast-to-hit-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-declares-widespread-emergency-as-hurricane-forecast-to-hit-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis declares state of emergency as hurricane approaches Florida."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-declares-widespread-emergency-as-hurricane-forecast-to-hit-florida%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tropical Storm Idalia Set to Strengthen into Category 3 Hurricane<\/h2>\n<p>Tropical \u2063Storm Idalia is expected to intensify into a powerful Category 3 hurricane before making landfall on Florida&#8217;s Gulf Coast \u200bon the morning of August 30, according to \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-declares-widespread-emergency-as-hurricane-forecast-to-hit-florida\/\" title=\"DeSantis declares state of emergency as hurricane approaches Florida.\">latest forecast model released<\/a> by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on August 28.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor\u2064 Ron DeSantis has expanded the state of emergency \u2062to include 13 additional \u200ccounties, bringing the total to 46 counties. He had already\u200c declared an emergency in \u200b33 counties in anticipation of\u2062 the \u200dstorm&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cPretty much anybody on the west coast of Florida, you could see major, major impacts,\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Governor Ron\u200b DeSantis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-declares-emergency-in-33-florida-counties-as-storm-system-gathers-steam-5481187\">DeSantis Declares Emergency in\u200b 33 Florida Counties as Storm System Gathers Steam<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/racially-motivated-jacksonville-shooter-20-was-being-monitored-broadcast-3-manifestos-police-5481339\">&#8216;Racially-Motivated&#8217; Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida,\u200b Leaves 3 People and Shooter \u2064Dead: Sheriff<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tropical Storm \u200cIdalia, currently located about 90 miles south\u2064 of Cuba&#8217;s western portion, is already prompting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tropical-storm-claudette-floods-parts-of-gulf-coast\/\" title=\"Tropical storm Claudette floods parts of Gulf Coast\">tropical storm<\/a> warnings for Florida&#8217;s Dry Tortugas. The hurricane center forecasters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/text\/refresh\/MIATCPAT5+shtml\/281149.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> that hurricane warnings \u2063for Florida are likely to be issued\u200d soon. They also emphasized \u2064the \u200cincreasing likelihood of &#8220;life-threatening&#8221; conditions for \u200dparts of the\u200c state.<\/p>\n<p>The NHC&#8217;s forecast discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/text\/refresh\/MIATCDAT5+shtml\/280859.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that Idalia \u200bis expected to move between a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-issues-warning-as-idalia-forecast-to-hit-florida-as-a-hurricane\/\" title=\"DeSantis warns as Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida.\">mid-level trough<\/a> over\u2063 the central Gulf of Mexico and a strengthening ridge over the Greater Antilles. It is \u2062projected to become a hurricane near western Cuba and then accelerate north-northeast and northeast \u2064due \u200dto a deeper trough swinging across the mid-western United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the updated forecast is similar to the \u200cprevious one, forecasters caution that even a small deviation in the track could significantly alter Idalia&#8217;s landfall location\u2062 along Florida&#8217;s west coast.<\/p>\n<p>Governor DeSantis, a Republican 2024 presidential candidate, issued a warning to \u2062residents \u2062during a news conference as the storm approached. He urged Gulf Coast residents to stay\u2062 alert, emphasizing the potential for \u2062the storm to change\u2063 direction.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cI would just caution people to remain \u2063vigilant. I would just \u2064say \u2062to anybody\u200d on \u200dthe Gulf Coast, certainly from Tampa all the way up to \u200cplaces like Bay County, you should absolutely be very vigilant right now.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Governor Ron DeSantis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The governor also advised residents to \u200dfollow the storm&#8217;s track and encouraged municipalities and electric outfits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-warns-floridians-to-be-vigilant-as-idalia-approaches\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges Floridians to stay alert as Idalia nears.\">accept mutual aid<\/a> for a quicker restoration \u2063of power, citing the experience after Hurricane Ian in 2022.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Republican \u2063presidential candidate\u200b and Florida Gov. Ron \u200bDeSantis speaks\u2063 at the Iowa State Fair in Des \u200bMoines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. (Madalina \u200dVasiliu\/The Epoch\u200c Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s western coast is particularly vulnerable to storm \u200csurges, with the\u200d potential for seawater to flood communities when a tropical storm or hurricane approaches. Jamie\u200c Rhome, deputy director of \u2064the National\u200d Hurricane Center, emphasized this vulnerability and urged residents to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pull-up-your-pants-don-lemons-advice-to-black-community-has-changed-a-lot-since-2013\/\" title=\"\u201cPull Up Your Pants!\u201d Don Lemon\u2019s Advice To Black Community Has Changed A Lot Since 2013\">pay close attention<\/a> to the storm.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cSo\u2063 if you\u2019re\u200c anywhere along the Florida Peninsula, western Florida Peninsula, so let\u2019s say\u2063 from about Fort \u2063Myers northward \u2064to the Panhandle, you\u2019ve really got to be paying attention.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Jamie Rhome, Deputy Director \u200dof \u200bthe National Hurricane Center<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, Mexico&#8217;s National Meteorological Service warned of intense torrential rains and high winds \u200cin the Yucatan Peninsula, advising citizens to stay alert and be prepared for powerful waves and\u2062 potential flooding in coastal cities.<\/p>\n<p>Florida emergency \u200dofficials have urged residents to keep their vehicle gas tanks at least half-full in case of evacuation, \u200densuring they \u2064can travel to safe locations tens of miles inland if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed and\u200b stay safe \u2063as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches the Gulf Coast. Let&#8217;s all work together to navigate this storm and its potential impacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical Storm Idalia will intensify into a Category 3 hurricane and hit Florida&#8217;s Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, as per the National Hurricane Center&#8217;s latest forecast. 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