By — Corinne Segal Corinne Segal By — Michael D. Regan Michael D. Regan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/florida-gov-rick-scott-gives-updates-hurricane-irma Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Florida Gov. Rick Scott gives updates on Hurricane Irma Nation Sep 10, 2017 12:38 PM EDT Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Sunday that state officials were “doing all we can” to prepare for damage from Hurricane Irma hours after it made landfall in southern Florida. The storm brought Category 4 winds that reached 130 mph as it made landfall in the Florida Keys Sunday morning. Tens of thousands of people hunkered down in more than 500 shelters across the state as high winds and flooding began to grip the Florida Keys and areas around Miami. Scott said that a vast majority of the state is experiencing storm-force winds and that the eye of the storm was approaching the Naples-Fort Myers area. Scott said he has spoken to President Donald Trump and requested a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government, which would increase the amount of public assistance to Florida from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We will make it through this together,” he said. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Corinne Segal Corinne Segal Corinne is the Senior Multimedia Web Editor for NewsHour Weekend. She serves on the advisory board for VIDA: Women in Literary Arts. @cesegal By — Michael D. Regan Michael D. Regan Michael D. Regan is a senior digital editor for PBS NewsHour. @mdregan
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Sunday that state officials were “doing all we can” to prepare for damage from Hurricane Irma hours after it made landfall in southern Florida. The storm brought Category 4 winds that reached 130 mph as it made landfall in the Florida Keys Sunday morning. Tens of thousands of people hunkered down in more than 500 shelters across the state as high winds and flooding began to grip the Florida Keys and areas around Miami. Scott said that a vast majority of the state is experiencing storm-force winds and that the eye of the storm was approaching the Naples-Fort Myers area. Scott said he has spoken to President Donald Trump and requested a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government, which would increase the amount of public assistance to Florida from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We will make it through this together,” he said. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now