The wicked storm — expected to make landfall between 6 a.m. and noon Wednesday — has left about 14 million Floridians under hurricane and tropical storm warnings.
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Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from Pinar del Rio as well as the neighboring farm province of Artemisa. “As we track for the next 24 hours, we’re definitely expecting the storm to make a very quick ramp-up to a major hurricane right as it’s making its approach to land,” Braud said.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 46 counties in the state as thousands of National Guard troops were deployed to the area ahead of the storm’s impact.“Do what you got to do. You still have time today.
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