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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DeSantis - and local officials - are starting to get called out in local media for failing to raise the alarm early enough in the parts of Florida that were destroyed by Ian

https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2022/09/30/ian-turned-southwest-florida-scrambled-was-there-enough-time-leave/

People literally drowned in their own houses because these areas weren't evacuated early enough - they didn't give people enough time to prepare and get out.

There is a quote in here from someone who said that listening to the governor and local officials, she'd have stayed home - it took the weather report telling her how serious this was.
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Floridian here. While it’s awful what happened, hurricanes are unpredictable. They evacuated St Pete and Clearwater because of anticipated storm surge, but the water ended up being sucked out of Tampa Bay, and canals much further north. It hit when it was a strong category 4. I really feel for limited preparation time those folks in the Ft Myers area had. Central Florida started prepping on Saturday, along with the Tampa area. By Sunday, they said it was likely to hit the panhandle as a weaker storm.

People cannot safely evacuate in the 24 hours before the eye comes ashore. We had orders to stay off the roads about 22 hours before the eye passed us. Hurricanes are huge, and the bands start about 48 hours before the eye passes. Then, the other half of the hurricane continues after the eye passes. [/quote]

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