Ignoring evacuation orders in Florida? “Write the name on the body,” the sheriff says

THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING ALL OF US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. AND OUR FAMILIES. The update just arrived, Tony. You'll break this down for us. We had made a few changes, the forward speeds were a little faster and a little stronger. 125 NOW. Of course, 130 is the cut-off when you move to the next notch there. So we're getting closer and closer. So yes, Doctor Brennan put it on the table. I asked him that directly some time ago. He said it was still there. AND YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE SOME LOT TO ENHANCE THIS. AND WE SEE HERE THAT THE WIND IS INCREASE. CAM. I mean, that's why we already had that tornado warning in effect. WE HAVE SOME ROTATIONS. AND UNFORTUNATELY TORNADO WARNINGS MAY INCREASE EACH EVENING AS WE ESPECIALLY VIEW SOME OF THE SYSTEM'S FEEDER BANDS. And as Tony mentioned, the winds are starting to pick up. WE'RE ALREADY GETTING WIND GUSTS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS. And this will only increase as the evening progresses. Yes, I don't want to take it back, but for some reason I just went back to 2007. Was it the marmot tornadoes in Deland and why did they just rip through the area so quickly? A LOT OF DAMAGE. HUNDREDS OF HOMES WERE DAMAGED IN DELAND AND JUST QUICK MOMENTS OUT OF NOWHERE. So exactly the power of what we expect. And that, as you know, was also inland. Well, you know, here's what I'm most worried about today. THEY COMBINE FORWARD SPEED 40 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. THEN YOU TAKE THE WIND WITH THE WINNER ABOVE IT. You know, 80, 85 miles an hour just above the surface or maybe descending, and you don't get much lead time. That's the scary thing. So you must have a weather radio. YOU MUST HAVE IT ON YOUR PHONE. ITS JUST WEATHER RADIO. IN ORDER. We have rock'n'roll here. THERE IS NOW 5:00 NORTHEAST, 23 PRESSURES, 951 MILLIBARS. And you can see how things are progressing, you know, at 5:00 p.m. at 23 miles an hour, you know, you're going to be knocking on the coast's door in a very, very short period of time. There are the hurricane warnings. THERE ARE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. NOW THE WHOLE PENINSULA. We are not shaving anything in the south yet because there is a very large wind field here. SO WE HAVE THE ONE TORNADO WARNING ON THE EAST SIDE. WE NOW HAVE A NEW TORNADO WARNING ON THE WEST SIDE. THERE ARE MANY WIND REPORTS ALONG THE EAST COAST. LOTS OF WIND. Check this out. 50, 60, 67 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS THERE AND THEN AROUND PINELLAS COUNTY IN AND AROUND THE TAMPA BAY AREA. AND THEN NEAR US. We're talking wind speeds of 35 to 45 miles per hour. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE WIND REPORTS COMING BACK TOWARD THE COAST. WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE RADAR NOW TURNING OUT FOR BREVARD COUNTY AS THIS TAPE RAISES AHEAD OF NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY. You're still there. OAK HILL, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, YOU HAVE SOME ENERGY THERE. THEN UP TOWARD PALM COAST AND SHELL BLUFF. HERE the wind is increasing, there is no shift around Melbourne, but the wind here is blowing at a speed of almost 30 to 35 miles per hour. Wind gusts were even higher here in central Florida, from 25 to about 40 miles per hour. So we will continue to keep an eye on this. AGAIN. CAM ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WIND AND STORMS WITH ME. AND NOW COMING CAM IS FOR AN UPDATE. IN ORDER. Let's take a look at updating your counties. Starting with the I-4 corridor, it continues to Seminole Orange and OSCEOLA County. We're talking wind gusts around 55 miles per hour. IN SOME AREAS, wind gusts of 50 miles per hour are already beginning. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 3 INCHES, WITH SOME Isolated AMOUNTS OF FOUR INCHES OR HIGHER TOWARD EASTER IN FLAGLER, VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTY'S, WE EXPECT THE WORST WEATHER TONIGHT. Gusts of wind. ABOUT 50 TO 60 MPH BECAUSE WE ALREADY SEEN WIND GUSTS ABOUT 70:47 TO 48. IN MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY. We expect an additional 1 to 2 inches of precipitation. Precipitation levels won't be as high now because you just saw the tornado warning: These thunderstorms are moving fast. They move very, very fast, about 30 to 40 miles per hour. So since it won't be over any given area for very long, we don't expect flash flooding to be as big of a problem as we mentioned earlier. BUT ALSO THIS POSSIBILITY. And finally, looking across our western counties, the weather will be at its worst this evening, with wind gusts reaching a maximum of 75 miles per hour. Wind gusts outside Marion County, around 65 mph, with an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain

Florida residents who ignore evacuation orders are asked to write their name and birthday on the body

Updated: September 26, 2024, 5:22 p.m. EDT

The Taylor County Sheriff's Office – Emergency Management Division is urging those who ignored evacuation orders to write their name and birthday on their bodies before Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the Big Bend region. >>Track Helene: Latest Maps and Models “If you or someone you know has decided not to evacuate, PLEASE write your name, birthday and important information on your arm or leg in a PERMANENT MARKER, so that You can be identified and your family notified. ” says a Facebook post. Taylor County is expecting a direct hit from Helene, which could be a Category 4 storm upon landfall. Watch: The team's live coverage of Hurricane Helene

TAYLOR COUNTY, Fla. –

The Taylor County Sheriff's Office – Emergency Management Division is urging those who ignored evacuation orders to write their name and birthday on their bodies before Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the Big Bend region.

>>Track Helene: Latest maps and models

“If you or someone you know has chosen not to evacuate, PLEASE write your name, birthday and important information in permanent marker on your arm or leg so you can be identified and your family notified.” says a Facebook post.

Taylor County is expecting a direct hit from Helene, which could be a Category 4 storm upon landfall.

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