ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s hurricane season is already proving to be an active one, with two named storms popping up during the coronavirus pandemic and before the official June 1 start of the season.
News 6 Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells spoke with Craig Fugate, the former director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management to see how emergency operations officials are adjusting their plans ahead of the official start of hurricane season.
Fugate says no matter what, people need to be prepared if a storm is headed their way. “We got to keep hammering people in evacuation zones.
COVID or no COVID, (people) will need to evacuate if a storm threatens," Fugate said. Fugate expressed that those who aren’t in evacuation zones but still