Ron DeSantis declares state of emergency in 33 Florida counties
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves as he steps onto the stage for a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.for 33 counties along the Gulf Coast on Saturday in response to a new tropical system forming off the coast of Mexico.
DeSantis' statement continued, "to ensure that the Florida Division of Emergency Management can begin staging resources and Floridians have plenty of time to prepare their families for a storm next week." DeSantis, who's running for president, is scheduled to be out of town on Monday, according to his campaign website for an event in Kershaw, South Carolina., which barreled into the southwest coast of Florida as a major Category 4 hurricane before slowing to a crawl as it made its way across the peninsula, causing widespread damage.
Rainfall in Orlando broke its 24-hour rainfall record with 12.49 inches. By Friday, New Smyrna Beach was swamped with 28.60 inches of rain in just 27 hours.
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