DeSantis Declares Emergency in 33 Florida Counties as Storm System Gathers Steam

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 33 counties ahead of a weather system that could become a tropical storm.
DeSantis Declares Emergency in 33 Florida Counties as Storm System Gathers Steam
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 33 counties in preparation for the potential impact of a weather system that the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns is becoming better organized and could become a tropical storm with dangerous consequences.

The weather system—an area of low pressure dubbed Invest 93L—that is located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico near Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula continued to become better organized on Saturday.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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