TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Pointing to the “erratic nature” of the storm as it threatened a large part of Florida’s west coast, Gov.
Ron DeSantis on Wednesday expanded a state of emergency and asked President Donald Trump for a federal emergency declaration as Tropical Storm Eta prepared to make landfall Thursday.Tropical-storm and storm-surge warnings and a hurricane watch were in effect Wednesday for much of the state’s west coast, including the Tampa metropolitan area.
The National Hurricane Center said in a 1 p.m. advisory that the storm was expected to remain offshore Wednesday before making landfall Thursday and then crossing the state into the Atlantic.[TRENDING: What’s the ‘dirty side’ of a storm? | CDC gives guidance on Thanksgiving | Ast.