Jimmy Patronis recalls 'catastrophic' flooding in South Florida. It didn't stop Ron DeSantis' out of state trips.
State leaders are warning of the impending Hurricane Idalia, but some of their comments require short memories to take at face value.
During a press conference in Wildwood, CFO Jimmy Patronis invoked what he called “catastrophic” flooding in South Florida this spring as a reminder of what storms can do.
“Just a few months ago in Southwest Florida, we had over 24 inches of rain in a 48-hour period. So that type of catastrophic flash flood event is going to create challenges for our first responders,” Patronis said.
Patronis misidentified the location of the rain event; it was actually in Fort Lauderdale, in Southeast Florida, back in April. Patronis added, regarding Ron DeSantis and his respo...
