the brave or are you sad a lot of knuckle heads decided to ride it out. we have freedom in florida. we have freedom to be not so smart. and there is 31 people i talked to the charlotte county sheriff earlier today and there were 31 people that stayed on little gasparilla island which is a small barrier island. i thought to myself why would you do that with an 18-foot storm surge coming your way. unfortunately, i think we are going to see some catastrophic not only human tolls but property tolls from this storm and, hey, people have the freedom to make the decision, local government said to evacuate, especially from the barrier islands. most people did agree with that and move out. i had a lot of people even in the middle of the state that lived in fifth wheels or trailer homes or mobile homes that decided to move north. and that was a smart decision because we re seeing in north sarasota county winds up to 100 miles per hour and in where the center of the storms came
understand, jesse, we are near jacksonville. it is in the extreme northeastern part of the state while the brunt of the storm made landfall in southwest florida. we are on the opposite side of the state and, yet, can you see how blustery it is off in the distance. there is heavy surf. you can see the sand, heavy equipment was piling up earlier this evening to prevent the ocean from washing over these natural do do dunes with the y thing protecting this barrier island community from any storm surge. and that is a concern as they anticipate that the eye of the storm, although it will weaken as it travels through the middle of florida over land, that it will go back out over water, over the atlantic and give these island communities a glancing blow. people in atlantic beach and jacksonville and the surrounding area, they have memories of
The approaching Hurricane Ian has prompted Southwest Florida communities, governments and businesses to make some adjustments in meetings, hours and activities.
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