mutual aid. we want to be able to have as much manpower as possible to get the power back on for the residents, and we know how important it is for so many florida residents to be able to get back online. you should prepare to have some time without power if you re somebody that s in the path of the storm, and by the path, it doesn t mean just in the cone because there s going to be impacts that are going to be outside whatever the national hurricane center says is the path of the storm. there have been evacuation orders issued for people on coastal areas, barrier islands, low lying areas. you still have time, particularly if in the northern part of the state you have time to be able to evacuate. you don t need to drive hundreds of miles. you don t need to outrun the storms. get to higher ground, into a safe structure, ride out the storm, and you can go back to your place, but in some of these areas, like a cedar key, some of these others, along the big bend, you know, you re talking
officials, acting on them? and what we saw with hurricane ian there was a the forecast indicated it was going one place. it went farther south. and some people did not get out of the way. so my question is given what we don t know, are you concerned that there is any wariness, mistrust, or fatigue about listening to officials in times of crisis like this? i think the important thing to look at and when we look at hurricane ian is it s not just the path of the hurricane we need to be concerned about. we have to be communicating what the entire risk and the significant risk and the highest risk for loss of life is storm surge. and that storm surge right now shows impacts all along the western coast. and so i encourage people and i really appreciate your help in getting that message out that it s not just the path of the storm and it will continue to change, but look at all of the risks that are associated with this storm, storm surge being
of today, and the goal is when the power, and you are going to lose power if you re in the path of the storm. you should assume that s going to happen and the goal is going to be rapid restoration of power. some of the parts where this storm is projected to go, a lot of trees, a lot of branches, a lot of power lines down, just expect that, there s a lot of manpower that s going to go to address it. it s definitely going to be something that s going to require a lot of manpower and a lot of attention. so power restoration is something that is very very important, and we want to thank all the utilities that have marshalled. we ve got people coming from southeastern states. we ve got people coming from nebraska. coming to florida to be ready to go to restore power here in the state of florida, and we think that s important. the local municipalities that have utilities, the electric co-ops, all of those, accept the
that was the final number, we heard, we know now that most of western cuba is without power, officials working on getting the power back on, but that is going to be a very slow process, and flooding throughout much of you know, going from havana, west of the island. for an island as poor as this one, as lacking in resources, you know, if you get all of your belongings wet, if you have water come through, the roof feels catastrophic. you have to remind people watching, jim, what cuba faced was a far less powerful storm than what floridians are going to have arriving very very soon. even a tropical storm, a category 1 can be catastrophic. yeah, and the difference between a glancing blow and a direct hit. patrick ottoman and carlos suarez is right in the path of the storm. might not be quite a direct hit but certainly going to get a hit in tampa. storm surge the real threat there. i wonder how much are they
again, i really ask for all of your help to help me ensure the people and the storm s path get this message. while we are engaged with our states to prepare for the path of this storm, it is critical that the people that are in the path of this storm are also prepared. and i know that the people of florida are no stranger to storms and i encourage all floridians to take the storm seriously. this storm is very strong and is expected to strengthen to a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall due to high surface temperatures in the gulf of mexico. this means heavy winds, high winds, heavy rain, and a forecasted 12-foot storm surge in some of the areas along the western coast. this storm surge, this is one of the highest risk parts of a hurricane and is especially problematic along the west coast of florida due to the underwater