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Saturday, September 09, 2017

Breaking News: Hundreds of thousands in Florida rushed to shelters or fled north ahead of Hurricane Irma. It's the largest evacuation in state history.

As Hurricane Irma threatened to engulf virtually the entire state of Florida in deadly winds, driving rain and surging seas, the largest evacuation in the state’s history saw hundreds of thousands of people scrambling into crowded county shelters and jamming highways as they fled north from the storm.
With the clock ticking, some counties issued curfews for Saturday, and more shelters were opened to absorb the crush of people seeking cover from one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit Florida.
Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, described Hurricane Irma as “a threat that is going to devastate the United States, either Florida or some of the southeastern states.”
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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

They had better be smart enough to get the hell out of Florida....whole state had the potential to be covered with water and high wind damage!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Thank you Cliff Clavin. I'm in FLL and not leaving. MSM has turned this into a ratings bonanza. Every 5 minutes I get a call or text from someone up north watching the news. We are busy prepping and securing property in case it actually hits our specific area. The eastern shore is a pimple on the butt of FL. Big state and worst damage will be in a small area compared to the size of entire state.

Anonymous said...

Send us a letter about it if you survive.

Anonymous said...

Goodbye!

Anonymous said...

Why? Rush L. told us this was all a hoax to boost sales.

Anonymous said...

I'd like to see florida without any deaths from this storm.

Anonymous said...

Well they all did just get to view all the coverage of the disaster in Texas, just last week. THOSE images are fresh in their minds. Most of the Texans, that didn't evacuate, lived to regret not leaving. Most...

Anonymous said...

There are plenty of military bases in Florida. Why didnt thry mobilize the national guard and have military transport aircraft flown in to evacuate people? The traffic news is a demonstration of why Houston didn't evacuate. You can't put millions of people on the road at once without massive backups which create more panic.