Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents Tuesday that inland counties will also feel the impacts of Hurricane Idalia.
"This storm is going to impact inland counties, and particularly in northern Florida, you are going to see significant impacts," DeSantis said in a storm briefing Tuesday as the southern part of the state is already beginning to feel the storm’s effects.
According to DeSantis, Florida counties west of the predictability cone should also be making storm preparations in the case there is a westward shift in Idalia’s path.
DeSantis announced that he expanded the executive order Tuesday morning to cover 49 counties, which now include Brevard, Orange and Osceola counties.
“And so you know, pretty much that top of the state all the way into central Florida, maybe excluding some of the farther western Panhandle counties, but there’s a huge number of counties that are going to feel impacts from this, and we want to make sure they’re able to do what they need to do,” he said.
DeSantis stressed that people should heed evacuation orders in coastal areas, barrier islands, and low-lying areas, and travel to higher ground.
"But in some of these areas, like a Cedar Key, some of these others along the Big Bend, you know you're talking about really, really significant storm surge potential. I mean, this is so similar —10 to 12-plus feet of storm surge could happen in some of those areas, and ... you're not going to win that battle if you decide to stay behind for that,” he said.
According to DeSantis, 25,000 lineman are standing by to respond to power outages after the storm, and by the end of the day Tuesday, that number will grow to more than 40,000 with some workers coming from the central and southeastern parts of the United States.
DeSantis warned that once Idalia hits, residents should be very cognizant of standing waters, downed power lines, and downed trees.
“It is going to hit and it is going to do damage,” DeSantis said.
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