Hurricane Isaias dumped torrential rain on the Bahamas Saturday as it rumbled toward Florida -- the first big test for the storm-prone US state reeling from...
Hurricane Isaias dumped torrential rain on the Bahamas Saturday as it rumbled toward Florida — the first big test for the storm-prone US state reeling from the coronavirus crisis.
“The latest projections have Isaias coming very close to the east coast of Florida as a category one hurricane later this evening and into tomorrow,” Governor Ron DeSantis said.The storm slowed down as it went over the Bahamas, moving at only about 12 miles an hour. It is the archipelago’s first hurricane since Dorian, a maximum strength category 5 storm last year that devastated two islands, pummeling them for three days.
While the governor did not expect many storm-based evacuations — which would be difficult given that shelters are usually crowded and social distancing would be hard — he said hospitals could be forced to move some patients, depending on power outages and flash flooding. On Friday, Florida reported another 257 deaths, setting a new state record and pushing its virus death toll to 6,843.
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