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• Hurricane season is at its peak. As Florence makes landfall in the Carolinas, some communities are still rebuilding from last year’s hurricanes, Irma and Maria. How are communities preparing to be more resilient in the face of these powerful storms?
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• Hurricane Florence is expected to slowly skirt the southeastern North Carolina coastline this weekend before taking a sharp turn left into South Carolina.
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• When Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992, meteorologist Bryan Norcross began a marathon 23 hour on-air shift, keeping Floridians informed as the Category 5 storm wreaked havoc on South Florida.
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• During a hurricane, communication is vital. As residents of the Carolinas prepare for Hurricane Florence later this week- we take a closer look at what it takes to keep communications networks running, especially when disaster strikes. Intersection goes inside Verizon’s Orlando ‘superswitch’- a building where millions of calls and data sessions are processed every day.
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• Former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate joins Intersection to talk about hurricane recovery and the ‘Waffle House Index’.
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• Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall overnight near the Alabama-Mississippi border, and this morning the system is rapidly weakening as it moves inland.
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• Tropical Storm Gordon steadily strengthened overnight, and this morning is moving west-northwest, away from the peninsula, with winds up to 65 mph. Further strengthening is possible before Gordon makes a second landfall tonight.
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• Tropical Storm Gordon is intensifying as it pulls away from Southwest Florida this afternoon, but not before dumping several inches of rain and producing minor wind damage in portions of Miami-Dade County earlier today.
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• The health clinic is operating, often by flashlight, out of tents. The island’s bleak recovery epitomizes the unevenness of the disaster relief effort in the hurricane-devastated U.S. territory.
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• It’s not so easy getting to Denise Grasso’s home these days. I climb into a Seminole County Fire Department truck, which takes me up her flooded street to her front door.
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• The National Weather Service says it was a tornado that plowed through Umatilla on Sunday, peeling back roofs and snapping trees.
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• “A lot of these assisted living facilities that we would deem the mom-and-pops are not able to keep up with the current Florida building code standards,” said Jason Brodeur, a Sanford Republican who chairs the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee in the Florida House.
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• Florida citrus growers are calling for federal help after Irma.
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• More than five million Floridians are without power – including 931,834 customers in Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, Brevard and Volusia counties. Statewide, five counties have more than 80 percent of customers without power: Lafayette in north Florida, and Monroe, Collier, Glades and Highlands counties in southwest Florida. 99 percent of Highlands County is without power. In Central Florida, Orange C0unty has the most customers without power, while Volusia County has the hi Orange County: 48 percent are without power, or 278,620 customers Volusia County: 67 percent are without power, or 192,371 customers Brevard County: 60 percent are without power, or 185,669 customers Seminole County: 65 percent are without power, or 137,442 customers Lake County: 57 are without power, or 100,684 …
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• In Florida there is worry about more flooding in Irma’s wake.
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• Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs says it will be some time before residents of a flooded west Orange County neighborhood can return home.
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• Brevard County residents say the hurricane could have delivered a wallop. Irma didn’t bring the lashing that was first expected but it did bring tornadoes.
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• Hurricane Irma has shifted eastward with the eye expected to pass over Lake, Polk and Marion counties. It’s likely to bring winds of up to 100 mph into central Florida
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• Florida Highway Patrol said they’re seeing too many people out “sightseeing” and not obeying the curfew. FHP reports trees are down and there’s standing water from the exit ramps at 528 to 520. Those ramps have been closed in both directions.
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• Central Florida curfews will be in effect once the storm reaches us. Seminole and Orange Counties have a curfew starting Sunday night at seven. It lasts until Monday evening at six.
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• WMFE wants you all to be prepared, safe and informed as Hurricane Irma approaches this week. You can look to your local public radio station for clear and concise updates and safety information.
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• If possible — and if you’re in a safe place — we’d like to follow your whole story before, during and after the storm. You can choose a way to talk to us…
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• Update: On Thursday night, Gov. Rick Scott ordered all Florida public schools, state colleges and universities closed Friday through Monday.
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• Support services are available across central Florida as Hurricane Irma approaches for the elderly and people with special needs.
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• Veterinarians are telling pet owners to prepare for their furry loved ones ahead of Irma. They say pet owners should make a pet evacuation kit with food, medicine and travel supplies.
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• A Marine Corps veteran preps for Hurricane Irma.
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• The large storm maintained its 185-mph winds after making its first landfall on Barbuda early Wednesday.
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• Puerto Ricans in central Florida are watching Irma as she nears the island. FEMA has more than 500 officials there including a medical team and a search and rescue team. And the Governor of Puerto Rico has asked President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency.
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• As of early Tuesday afternoon, Hurricane Irma is a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic with wind speeds up to 180 mph. Five-day forecasts predict Florida will see some impact from Irma, but it’s too soon to know for sure. In preparation, Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for all of Florida’s 67 counties.
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• OneBlood is calling for blood donations ahead of Hurricane Irma.
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• Hurricane warnings are issued from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Montserrat. Irma is predicted to maintain winds of at least 150 mph for the next five days.
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• Hurricane Irma remains a major Category 3 hurricane and appears to be heading toward Florida this weekend.
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• MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Irma has formed over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean but poses no immediate threat to land.
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• The National Disaster Medical System has been activated in Brevard County due to Hurricane Matthew.
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• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assessing Hurricane Matthew’s damage to Florida’s beaches.
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• Orange County residents are cleaning up after Hurricane Matthew delivered a glancing blow.
Among the hardest-hit areas is Apopka.
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• “I thought it was going to be perfect,” said Satellite Beach’s Ken McGlothlin. “Turns out a power line went down on the roof, caught it on fire. … It’s a total loss. We lost everything.”
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• You can look to your local public radio station for clear and concise updates and safety information. Here’s a quick guide to our resources and coverage.
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