Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he activated the state National Guard ahead of Hurricane Ian’s potential landfall in the state this week.
Some 5,000 members of the Guard were activated on Sunday, the governor told reporters in a news conference.
“It’s too soon to say there’s not going to be a wobble or any kind of curvature back into the Florida peninsula,” DeSantis said of Hurricane Ian’s path. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) estimates that the storm could hit western Florida sometime on Thursday evening or Friday.
Large portions of Florida can expect strong winds, flash flooding, isolated tornadoes, and heavy rains, said DeSantis. Residents, he said, need to stock up on food, water, batteries, medicine, and fuel….