Storm Linger News Today

Really, really in a tough spot. and im frustrated because earlier in march i had asked point blank secretary mayorkas with all of the considerations that we have at hand, global pandemic, a surge at the southwest border and a very, very busy hurricane season, would fema be prepared. he reassured me repeatedly they had all the resources necessary, yet we were caught a little flat-footed in preparation for this particular region for this storm. were still in the middle of it. theres a lot of power...

By. water rescue, search and rescue. theyve got all sorts of abilities to try and get people out. but were going get high tide tonight between midnight and 1:00 a.m. over there, galleries, sunglass hut. not everything is boarded up. theyre worried about the flooding. now about noon tomorrow, or 1:00 eastern, were going to get high tide again. and thats when the worst of the storm surge is going to be. it will be fully six hours before the hurricane is as close to this as it should be. but its ac...

We say for a number of hours. now, it is still a category 3, a major hurricane capable of causing catastrophic damage. it is moving extremely slowly, and now the guiding winds that normally propel a hurricane out of the area have apparentliy fallen apart. and thats why wae may see this storm linger. and not just linger at a storm but linger as a hurricane. and thats what makes this emergency response extremely difficult. theyre not going to go out if theres still high winds and debris being blow...