{"id":55060,"date":"2022-09-23T16:40:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=55060"},"modified":"2022-09-23T16:40:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:40:34","slug":"gov-desantis-declares-a-state-of-emergency-for-24-florida-counties-ahead-of-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/09\/gov-desantis-declares-a-state-of-emergency-for-24-florida-counties-ahead-of-the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. DeSantis declares a state of emergency for 24 Florida counties ahead of the storm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 24 counties ahead of Tropical Depression 9 on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to a release from the Governor\u2019s office, DeSantis has also requested a federal emergency declaration be declared ahead of landfall to free up resources as local governments prepare for the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tropical Depression 9, which formed Friday morning, is forecasted to impact Florida early next week. The storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane ahead of landfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cToday, I signed an Executive Order issuing a state of emergency due to the threat of Tropical Depression 9,\u201d Governor DeSantis said. \u201cThis storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations. We are coordinating with all state and local government partners to track potential impacts of this storm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the storm is still several days out and the forecast track is uncertain, Gov. DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for a wide area of the state. The following counties are included in the state of emergency under Executive Order 22-21<\/a>8<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Brevard
\u2022 Broward
\u2022 Charlotte
\u2022 Collier
\u2022 DeSoto
\u2022 Glades
\u2022 Hardee
\u2022 Hendry
\u2022 Highlands
\u2022 Hillsborough
\u2022 Indian River
\u2022 Lee
\u2022 Manatee
\u2022 Martin
\u2022 Miami-Dade
\u2022 Monroe
\u2022 Okeechobee
\u2022 Osceola
\u2022 Palm Beach
\u2022 Pasco
\u2022 Pinellas
\u2022 Polk
\u2022 Sarasota
\u2022 St. Lucie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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