Gov. DeSantis on Hurricane Ian: ‘In Some Areas There Will Be Catastrophic Flooding and Life-Threatening Storm Surge’

DeSantis There s still ░░░░░░░░ with where that exact ░░░░░░░░ will be But just ░░░░░░░░ the impacts are going ░░░░░░░░ be far far broader ░░░░░░░░ just where the eye ░░░░░░░░ the storm happens to ░░░░░░░░ landfall In some areas ░░░░░░░░ will be catastrophic flooding ░░░░░░░░ life threatening storm surge ░░░░░░░░ so if you re ░░░░░░░░ Florida s gulf coast ░░░░░░░░ Naples all the way ░░░░░░░░ the Tampa Bay area ░░░░░░░░ some of the counties ░░░░░░░░ of that that could ░░░░░░░░ something that happens and ░░░░░░░░ will certainly happen in ░░░░░░░░ parts of Florida s ░░░░░░░░ Coast Now I know ░░░░░░░░ s folks in Southwest ░░░░░░░░ who remember Hurricane Charley ░░░░░░░░ projected to make a ░░░░░░░░ impact into Tampa Bay ░░░░░░░░ then it turned and ░░░░░░░░ in into Southwest Florida ░░░░░░░░ would just say the ░░░░░░░░ may end up doing ░░░░░░░░ somewhere but this is ░░░░░░░░ much different storm Charlie ░░░░░░░░ a lot smaller It ░░░░░░░░ powerful As a category ░░░░░░░░ most of the damage ░░░░░░░░ Charlie was from wind ░░░░░░░░ wind destruction What we ░░░░░░░░ here is really historic ░░░░░░░░ surge and flooding potential ░░░░░░░░ so if you re ░░░░░░░░ at those places in ░░░░░░░░ Myers Charlotte County Sarasota ░░░░░░░░ storm surge that you ░░░░░░░░ gonna see generated from ░░░░░░░░ is going to far ░░░░░░░░ what we saw there.”