Former Decatur residents among those bracing for Dorian to strike Florida
Others are making evacuation plans, as forecasts on Friday evening warned Dorian could bring 140 mph winds and torrential rains late Monday or early Tuesday. Some computer models predicted a turn northward that would have Dorian hug the coast, delivering a glancing blow, the
The faint, encouraging signs came at the end of a day in which Dorian seemed to get scarier with each forecast update. It strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane Friday evening, and there were fears it could prove to be the most powerful hurricane to hit
"I think the feeling right now, is more fear of the unknown," said
Leischner-Brandt now lives in
"A lot of homeowners are just staying put, and we always have, but the only difference now is what we live in," she said. "If we still lived in our old home, we probably would just buckle down and ride it out."
Late Friday, the
Trump declared a state of emergency in
Still, with Dorian days away and its track uncertain,
"Sometimes if you evacuate too soon, you may evacuate into the path of the storm if it changes," Gov.
Beyond preparing herself, husband and two dogs to ride out the storm,
"Our concern all week was getting their medicine to them and enough of it so they wouldn't go without," said Clark-Griffiths, who moved from
"We planned ahead of time and had the pharmacies deliver extra medicine all week," she said. "Typically they do one delivery a day to each facility, but they were making several trips each day to multiple facilities. We don't know what the road conditions will be like once the storm hits so the extra supply of medicine is necessary."
Another concern is that gas stations are running out of fuel. The governor said the
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"As soon as they started reporting, within a day, the gas stations were running out of fuel and the stores' shelves had been cleared out," said
She and her two roommates, all from
McCauley said she and her roommates are concerned about the possibility of flooding and tornadoes, which local residents have told them can follow hurricanes. "We are very worried about that," she said. "Our house is not equipped for tornadoes, so we don't really know what to do."
Emmerich, 34, also went through Hurricane Irma two years ago, when he had to spend several nights in a hotel after the power went out in his home. He said
He saw some positive signs in the forecast regarding Dorian's path. "
As of
Coastal areas could get 6 to 12 inches of rain, with 18 inches in some places, triggering life-threatening flash floods, the hurricane center said.
Also imperiled were the
"Do not be foolish and try to brave out this hurricane," Prime Minister
DeSantis said the timely message from those arrests is: "It's your responsibility to make sure you have a plan in place to protect those folks."
At
The hurricane season typically peaks between mid-August and late October. One of the most powerful storms ever to hit the
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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