State of emergency issued for 41 Florida counties ahead of storm
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday issued a state of emergency for 41 counties ahead of tropical weather that is likely later this week.
The counties are: Alachua, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Monroe, Okaloosa, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.
A hurricane will likely track north and make landfall on Thursday somewhere between the Nature Coast and Panama City.
In terms of intensity, a category 2 or...
