TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties were under a flood watch Sunday.
North Miami Beach was among the cities distributing sandbags to help residents in flood-prone areas prepare for the risk of storms as a hurricane remained on Florida’s forecast.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Saturday afternoon that he declared a state of emergency in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, and 32 other Florida counties.
WEATHER AUTHORITY: Tropical Storm Milton to intensify quickly into a hurricane heading to Florida
DeSantis’s executive order followed the National Hurricane Center’s forecast that Tropical Storm Milton would strengthen into a hurricane, land in western Florida, and cross the state to the Atlantic.
It was still too soon to determine the specifics of the hurricane’s Florida landfall next week, but the Tampa Bay area was highly likely.
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