By Jerald Jimenez
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency this Saturday for 33 of Florida’s 67 counties in light of the possible arrival of a tropical storm system that would affect the Gulf of Mexico coast next week.
“I have signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency for 33 counties in preparation for Invest 93L. Issuing this order today ensures that communities have time to prepare,” the governor reported on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Floridians should have a plan and supply kit stocked and follow updates from the state Division of Emergency Management (FLSERT),” said DeSantis, who is a Republican and a candidate in that party’s primary for the presidential election in 2024, regarding the storm system.
Likewise, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of Miami asked this Friday the inhabitants of the Yucatan Peninsula, western Cuba and those of Florida to remain vigilant due to the wide localized low pressure over the northwest of the Caribbean Sea.
“A tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next week as (the system) moves generally northward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico,” according to the NHC. .
Currently, disorganized downpours and storms are taking place in the Gulf of Mexico, with a probability of high storm formation of 70% in 48 hours, and in seven days it reaches 90%.
Tropical storm Franklin became a hurricane this Saturday in the open waters of the Atlantic, after passing through the Dominican Republic, and a “strengthening” is expected for the next few days, the NHC said.
With information from the EFE agency