State Of Emergency Declared In Florida As Extremely Dangerous Hurricane Barrels Toward Coast
By Beth|Published September 05, 2017
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A lifelong Virginia resident, Beth loves exploring different parts of the world and currently resides in Charlottesville. She holds a degree in English Literature and one of her short stories has been featured in the Shenandoah Review. Other interests include hiking, songwriting, and spending time in the mountains.
As residents of Texas continue to grapple with the astounding damage caused by Harvey, there’s yet another dangerous hurricane making its way towards the East Coast. Looming near Puerto Rico, Hurricane Irma has recently intensified to a Category 5. Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of this storm which may or may not severely effect the coast of Florida this week.
The following image, courtesy of ABC news, shows the current positioning of Irma:
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the residents anticipating Hurricane Irma and as always, we encourage anyone concerned about the storm to take caution and stay alerted to the news.
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