{"id":14923,"date":"2019-08-30T09:59:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=14923"},"modified":"2019-08-30T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T09:03:22","slug":"florida-in-state-of-emergency-as-it-braces-for-dangerous-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/florida-in-state-of-emergency-as-it-braces-for-dangerous-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida in state of emergency as it braces for dangerous storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as it braces for a hurricane which is expected to grow stronger before it hits Florida. Hurricane Dorian has passed most of the Caribbean and did not cause much damage. However, it is predicted to reach Florida in three days time and be much stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14924\" style=\"width: 731px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14924\" class=\" wp-image-14924\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/EDK87elWkAYt67u-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/EDK87elWkAYt67u.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/EDK87elWkAYt67u-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/EDK87elWkAYt67u-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credits\/\/ Twitter @NASA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of dangerous storm surge and hurricane-force winds but said \u201cit is too soon to determine where these hazards will occur\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There&#8217;s an increasing chance for <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dorian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dorian<\/a> to bring a triple-threat of dangers to the Florida east coast&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\ud83c\udf0alife-threatening storm surge<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\ud83c\udf2c\ufe0fdevastating hurricane-force winds<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\ud83c\udf27\ufe0fheavy rains<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The onset of tropical storm force winds could be as soon as Saturday evening.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prepare NOW. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Moes49tcyu\">pic.twitter.com\/Moes49tcyu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 National Weather Service (@NWS) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWS\/status\/1167180874070126592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Florida&#8217;s Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the whole of the state. Mr DeSantis has urged people living on the east coast to load up with at least seven days&#8217; worth of supplies, such as food and water, adding: &#8220;All indications are that by this Labour Day weekend, a powerful hurricane will be near or over the Florida peninsula.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s never too early to prepare for a potential weather disaster. Now is the time to prepare an emergency kit and plan with Hurricane Dorian possibly days away. Plan now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/weathersafety?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#weathersafety<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hurricanesafety?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hurricanesafety<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dorian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dorian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v0HOIEZzps\">pic.twitter.com\/v0HOIEZzps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Weather Service (@NWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWS\/status\/1167240013379178497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Residents from Florida&#8217;s east coast have been piling up food in the supermarkets and filling up their cars with fuel.\u00a0Florida Power and Light, said it had activated an emergency response plan in case the storm\u2019s impact is strong. This means around 13,000 employees and additional personnels will respond to damaged power lines and equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PREPARING FOR DORIAN: Florida residents wait in a long line to stock up on sandbags as Hurricane Dorian could make landfall in the Sunshine State as a Category 4.<\/p>\n<p>FULL FORECAST: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I83j8OGIBc\">https:\/\/t.co\/I83j8OGIBc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ywmN9PAOt3\">pic.twitter.com\/ywmN9PAOt3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1167205803092299776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hurricane Dorian looks like it will be hitting Florida late Sunday night. Be prepared and please follow State and Federal instructions, it will be a very big Hurricane, perhaps one of the biggest!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1167030041303310336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">President Donald Trump has now issued an emergency declaration for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from back-to-back hurricanes in 2017 which killed around 3,000 people and destroyed houses. Many people are still leaving in temporary shelters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as it braces for a hurricane which is expected to grow stronger before it hits Florida. Hurricane Dorian has passed most of the Caribbean and did not cause much damage. However, it is predicted to reach Florida in three days time and be much stronger. 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