Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., urged Florida residents to get prepared for Hurricane Dorian.
Scott made his comments in a Thursday afternoon tweet after being briefed on the storm by Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center.
He wrote: “Hurricane #Dorian is slow moving & picking up strength as it heads towards FL. Everyone should be ready. It has the potential for hurricane force winds & rain well inland from the coast. The time to get prepared is now!”
The hurricane center said Dorian could grow into a potentially devastating Category 4 hurricane with winds up to 130 mph before it makes landfall.
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