Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 61 counties on Tuesday to help agencies prepare for the storm. The governor also requested a pre-landfall emergency declaration from FEMA. On Tuesday,several counties issued mandatory evacuationsfor their residents and additional evacuation or...
Heavy rain in southern Florida has triggered a state of emergency in five counties after flash flooding struck the area. PostedJune 14, 2024 9:34am CDT Now Playing video Florida state of emergency after flash flooding video 3M depositions: PFAS science strategy ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for 26 counties in the state that could potentially be in the hurricane's path. He expanded the emergency status to all of Florida's 67 counties Thursday "due to Hurricane Dorian's uncertain projected path," he said in...
TALLAHASSEE- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday expanded a declaredstate of emergencyto 61 of the state's 67 counties with only some counties in Southeast Florida excluded asTropical Storm Heleneheads toward Florida and is expected to rapidly grow into a powerful hurricane Wedne...
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30 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved state of emergency declaration request from Florida as the powerful Hurricane Dorian marched closer to the state. "The president's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate ...
"Michael could produce three life-threatening hazards along portions of the northeastern Gulf Coast: storm surge, heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds," according to the hurricane center. Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for 26 counties in the Florida Panhandle and Big ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisdeclareda state of emergency for the entire state of Florida on Thursday afternoon. "It’s important for Floridians on the East Coast to monitor this storm closely," DeSantis said on Wednesday when he initially declared an emergency for counties that could be in the...
Florida has the highest number of cases in the U.S., with 12 people infected. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in five counties and ordered thousands of tests that will help identify the disease. What Does the Virus Do? Common symptoms of the Zika virus include...
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