Several stores said they were already sold out of water and fuel shortages were reported in many counties, according to Florida Gov. DeSantis.
MIAMI — As evening approached and work ended Thursday, shopping center parking lots filled up with residents preparing for Hurricane Dorian. Even the afternoon rain didn't keep them away.
“Now we’re buying protein bars and anything else that can stay unrefrigerated,” said Legil who is eight-months pregnant and poised to experience her first hurricane after recently moving from New York. “Hopefully it goes another way." The storm is projected to hit somewhere along Florida's eastern coast and could deliver dangerous storm surges, heavy rains, hurricane-force winds and life-threatening flash floods as early as Sunday, the center said.
"We will ride it out in safe places with our loved ones," he said."We don't know what the damage will be, but we do know how to recover." Cape Canaveral's space ports, including the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base are also prepping.and has already begun the process of transferring fragile multi-million dollar equipment to secure areas.
But Keenan said she was not very concerned. “I have been through it so many times,” adding that she was around for Hurricane Andrew that devastated South Florida in 1992. “If it gets really bad, we’ll leave.”
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