The governor of Florida had three words for Florida residents who intend to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irma, “Get out now.”
Broward County ordered coastal evacuations, which are mandatory but with no enforcement, while Miami Beach advised for evacuation but officials didn’t make it mandatory, CBS News reported.
“Do not sit and wait for this storm to come,” Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday, Sept. 6. “Get out now.”
Scott, meanwhile, said Category 5 Irma is “bigger, faster, and stronger” than Hurricane Andrew, which wrecked Florida 25 years ago, Fox News reported.
“It’s too early to tell, but it’s important that all Floridians keep an eye on this,” he said, per HuffPost. “Do not sit and wait for [Irma] to come. Get prepared right now.”
A mandatory evacuation is in effect for all of the Florida Keys, which will be impacted by Irma on Saturday. “This is not one to fool around with,” Cammy Clark, spokeswoman for Monroe County, which includes the Keys, told CBS.
