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[WATCH] Gov. DeSantis Issues Warning To Potential Looters As Hurricane Milton Approaches
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a stern warning to potential looters as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the Sunshine State.
“This is not going to be an opportunity for folks to take advantage of people. If you think you’re going to go in and loot, you’ve got another thing coming,” DeSantis said.
“You go into somebody’s house after the storm passes, think that you’re going to be able to commit crimes. You’re going to get in really serious trouble. And quite frankly, you don’t know what’s behind that door in a Second Amendment state,” he continued.
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“If you think you’re going to go in and loot, you’ve got another thing coming.”
Florida Gov. @RonDeSantis issues a strong warning to potential looters in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, saying he will be “swift to throw the book at people.”
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— NewsNation (@NewsNation) October 8, 2024
NewsNation reports:
DeSantis warned Floridians that the hurricane could “wobble,” meaning it could hit at any point whether it is north of Tampa, Tampa, or south of Tampa.
“Wherever it makes landfall, there’s going to be impacts far beyond what the cone actually shows,” DeSantis warned.
It intensified quickly Monday, going from a Category 1 to Category 5 in less than 24 hours, and became only the second Category 5 hurricane to form in the Gulf of Mexico since 1966.
It reached an incredibly low pressure Tuesday night, which generally correlates with a storm’s strength. The lower a system’s pressure, the stronger the hurricane.
Almost the entirety of Florida’s west coast was under a hurricane warning Tuesday as the storm crept toward the state, sucking energy from the Gulf of Mexico’s warm water. The strongest Atlantic hurricane on record is 1980’s Allen, which reached wind speeds of 190 mph as it moved through the Caribbean and Gulf before striking Texas and Mexico.
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— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) October 8, 2024
From The Washington Times:
Mr. DeSantis issued the warning during a pre-storm press conference in Tallahassee.
Milton was spinning through the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane on Tuesday. It is expected to make landfall around Tampa late Wednesday before sweeping across Florida.
“Use today as your day to finalize and execute the plan that is going to protect you and your family,” Mr. DeSantis said Tuesday.
Florida is bracing for Milton less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene swept across the state. Mr. DeSantis said 1,200 truckloads of debris had been picked up in anticipation of hurricane winds.
DeSantis provided another Hurricane Milton update Wednesday morning.
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Governor DeSantis Provides Update #7 on Hurricane Milton at State Emergency Operations Center https://t.co/E7DbQRWjNK
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 9, 2024