Florida Under Threats
OpenLife Nigeria reports that Florida a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America is currently under threats.
The is bracing for impact as Hurricane Ian inches closer to landfall.
Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday as it made landfall in Cuba.
According to information, Ian Landfall is expected between Wednesday afternoon and early evening somewhere between Port Charlotte and Sarasota, though track, timing and intensity could still change.
As the Hurricane Ian moves closer to Florida’s west coast according to National Hurricane Center update in its 2 a.m, Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis ,has declared a state of emergency
The eye of the Category 3 storm was about 95 miles southwest of Naples, Florida, and was moving north-northeast at about 10 mph, officials said.
“On the forecast track, the center of Ian is expected to approach the west coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area this morning, and move onshore later today,” the update said.
Officials said the storm was expected to pass over central Florida on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, before emerging over the Atlantic Ocean late Thursday.
The hurricane is “expected to cause life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding in the Florida peninsula,” the update said.
As a result, Florida’s most populous county has halted its Metrobus, Metrorail, Metromover and Special Transportation Services until further notice, officials said in a news release.
Governor DeSantis has instructed Floridians to evacuate ‘now’
He said Hurricane Ian is fast approaching Florida, and the time to leave is “now” if you’re in an evacuation zone, Gov. Ron DeSantis said late Tuesday during a press conference.
“Your time to evacuate is coming to an end. You need to evacuate now. You’re going to start feeling major impacts of this storm relatively soon,” the governor said. “Now is the time to do it, and now is the time to act.”
As of Tuesday night, about 8,000 people were without power in the southern part of Florida, officials said.
Conditions are expected to continue to deteriorate across central and south Florida, with landfall currently forecast sometime between Wednesday afternoon and early evening.
Elsewhere, a tropical storm warning is now in effect along the coast of Georgia and up to Charleston, S.C.
Meanwhile, President Biden has spoken with DeSantis, White House press secretary says
President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday night with Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of Hurricane Ian’s arrival “to discuss the steps the federal government is taking to help Florida prepare,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted.
“The president and the governor committed to continued close coordination,” Jean-Pierre wrote.
Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba.
It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, spanning 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2).
Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee and the most populous city is Jacksonville.
The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville.
Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years.
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