Sep 6, 2008 10:31 am US/Eastern
Crist Issues Emergency Declaration For The State
As Florida fell out of Hanna's forecast cone, it slipped into Ike's
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) ―
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Gov Crist news conference on Sept. 6, 2008 at Miami-Dade Emergency Operation Center due on Hurricane Ike.
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Gov. Crist is in Miami on Saturday met with officials of Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties to coordinate preparations for Hurricane Ike.
Crist said "it's a dangerous, powerful storm. It puts Florida peninsula in the five-day cone forecast and could affect the area by Tuesday."
Authorities will staff county emergency operations centers this weekend and said they would decide Sunday whether to close schools, open shelters and order evacuations.
The governor said mayors, county officers and regional emergency-preparedness officials from Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties have discussed plans and briefed one another on state and local status reports.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez reiterated that "all levels of government are working together", and asked residents to pay close attention to storm updates.
The National Hurricane Center has issued advisories on Saturday suggesting South Florida is in the five-day forecast of Ike.
"We are in a state of emergency as we prepare for potential damage from Hanna and Ike," said Crist yesterday in the state Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee.
Ike has winds of roughly 130 miles an hour and "it's a dangerous, powerful storm" that could threaten much of Florida by Tuesday.
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