Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency on Monday in preparation for the approach of Subtropical Storm Nicole, expected to reach the east coast on Tuesday.
is a cautionary move. The announcement was made the day before Election Day, and the emergency order did not say that people should refrain from going to the polls. A press release from the governor's office advised people to have a disaster plan, know if they live in a flood or evacuation zone, have multiple ways to get weather alerts and keep half-full gas tanks.
"While this storm does not, at this time, appear that it will become much stronger, I urge all Floridians to be prepared and to listen to announcements from local emergency management officials," DeSantis said in a statement."We will continue to monitor the trajectory and strength of this storm as it moves towards Florida."
DeSantis's order noted that as of Monday morning, Nicole was seen 555 miles east of the Bahamas and that the National Hurricane Center predicted it would affect the east coast of Florida, including areas that had been hit byFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Manatee County Emergency Management office in Palmetto, Fla.
The order warned of"a risk of dangerous storm surge, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, strong winds, hazardous seas, beach erosion, and the potential for isolated tornadic activity for Florida's Peninsula," and that people should take"timely precautions" to prepare.
Members of Florida Task Force 2 urban search and rescue check homes and piles of debris for the presence of people or human remains, one week after the passage of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.
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