{"id":111113,"date":"2024-10-06T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111113"},"modified":"2024-10-06T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T09:45:00","slug":"desantis-declares-state-of-emergency-in-35-counties-ahead-of-expected-hurricane-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111113","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis declares state of emergency in 35 counties ahead of expected Hurricane Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"articleBody\">\n<section>\n<p class=\"\">Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 35 Florida counties Saturday afternoon as the threat of another hurricane looms over Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Milton \u2014 currently a tropical storm \u2014 is set to make landfall as at least a Category 3 Hurricane on Wednesday as it moves northeastward over warm Gulf waters. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/hurricane\/2024\/10\/05\/hurricane-center-expects-tropical-system-form-before-hitting-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storm\u2019s forecast cone<\/a> shows a wide range of landfall possibilities along Florida\u2019s west coast, ranging from the Big Bend<b> <\/b>in the north to the Everglades in the south.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The forecast comes as communities are still reeling from Hurricane Helene, which struck Florida\u2019s Big Bend in late September and brought record-breaking surge to Tampa Bay. Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties were included in the governor\u2019s order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe consequences of these impacts could damage the operational capability of critical infrastructure including major interstates and roadways, bridges, airports, schools, hospitals, power grids, in addition to prolonging recovery efforts from Major Hurricane Helene,\u201d the executive order read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Among other things, the order activated the Florida National Guard and directed resources to expedite debris removal from Hurricane Helene. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It also noted that parts of Florida have recorded above-average rainfall over the past 30 days, increasing the chances of flash flooding due to already-saturated ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The order applied to Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter and Volusia counties.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/hurricane\/2024\/10\/05\/desantis-declares-state-emergency-35-counties-ahead-expected-hurricane-milton\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 35 Florida counties Saturday afternoon as the threat of another hurricane looms over Tampa Bay. 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