Hurricane Preparedness

Current forecasts show the storm making landfall Wednesday, potentially near the Big Bend, but the cone of uncertainty extends across much of the Gulf Coast and Governor Ron DeSantis says hurricane prediction models aren’t a guarantee.

Tropical Depression Ten has now intensified into Tropical Storm Idalia. The NHC is forecasting landfall as a Category 1 hurricane (winds up to 90 mph) along the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

The declaration was made on Saturday and is intended to give communities as much time as possible to prepare for a impacts from a tropical system next week.

Climate scientists and decision makers from lawmakers to business leaders will discuss ways to speed up climate adaptation for threats posed by rising seas and extreme weather events.

For low-income people and people in marginalized communities, getting those supplies is sometimes an unreachable goal. She is just one of many in Florida who are working to make hurricane preparedness more inclusive to all, regardless of cost or accessibility.

“Not anywhere in the past have we had six consecutive seasons above normal,” said Matthew Rosencrans, NOAA’s lead for the seasonal hurricane outlook.

Both Leon County and the City of Tallahassee have additional guides available on helping households get ready for the storms that could be on the way

Hurricane Preparedness Week, a campaign led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), began Sunday.

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