CAN LIKE IT. I WAS YOU KNOW, I DON’T LIKE OKAY. OKAY. LIKE THE TERM. YEAH. WE DON’T LIKE
THE FORECAST. YEAH, NO, WE
DON’T. THANK YOU, TROY. WELL,
FOR MANY FLORIDIANS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE
ALONG THE COAST, PREPARATION.
>> BRIDGETT: LIES IN THAT
EVACUATION PLAN. IT’S ALWAYS
GOOD TO HAVE ONE IN MIND.
>> THE SUNSHINE STATE’S
COASTAL COUNTIES ARE PRONE TO
STORM SURGE LIKE WE JUST
TALKED ABOUT FROM TROPICAL
STORMS OR HURRICANES DID SO
MUCH DAMAGE LAST YEAR BY THE
TIME YOU HEAR THE WORD
EVACUATED IS REALLY SERIOUS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES
WE’LL SEE. THE TRAFFIC GETTING
A LITTLE BIT NERVE WRACKING
AROUND THOSE. TROOPER STEVE IS
HERE NOW AND THERE ARE
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BECAUSE OF
NOW. I DO THINK THERE’S A LOT
OF CONFUSION WHETHER,
>> JULIE: YOU KNOW, MANDATORY
EVACUATIONS, VOLUNTARY
EVACUATIONS, PEOPLE SEEM TO,
YOU KNOW, GET CONFUSE. SO WHAT
IS THE DIFFERENCE ON THAT AS
JUST LIKE TROY WAS WE JUST
MAGICALLY CHANGE AND IT’S LIKE
>> JULIE: IT THAT THE
DEFINITION IS IN THE TERM. SO
WHEN PEOPLE COME TO ME, THEY
LIKED WELL, I DON’T WANT TO
LEAVE. WELL, A MANDATORY
EVACUATION JUST LIKE I HAVE TO
PAY MY MORTGAGE EVERY MONTH
SO. THIS IS WHERE IT IS AND
THEY’RE NOT. THEY DON’T DO
THIS STUFF TO PLAY AROUND. SO
WE’VE SEEN IT LIKE JUST
MENTIONED THAT WE PUT THEY PUT
THE CAUTIONS OUT THERE. SO WE
SAW EARLY ON BEFORE THE STORMS
HIT. HEY, LOOK, WE’RE ISSUING
A VOLUNTEER EVACUATION BECAUSE
SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN. AND
THEN OBVIOUSLY, AS THE DATA
COMES IN AND THE STEP STARTS
TO PINPOINT WHERE WE’RE GOING
TO SEE SOME ISSUES, THE
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS COMMIT.
WHY DO MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
GET PUT IN PLACE? BECAUSE THE
FEAR OF IS IS THERE. IT
SOMEONE’S GOING TO GET HURT.
PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE
DESTROYED. SO WHEN YOU GET
THIS VOLUNTARY EVACUATION, GO
TO THE FIRST ONE. AGAIN.
YOU’RE BASICALLY BEING TOLD,
HEY, LOOK, WE’RE RECOMMENDING
THAT YOU LEAVE GUY, YOU DON’T
HAVE TO. BUT YOU’VE GOT TO GO.
YOU SHOULD GO IF THE MANDATORY
STUFF COMES IN, THEN IT IS
TIME TO GO. AND IT’S TIME FOR
YOU TO COLLECT ALL OF THIS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH
YOU. YOU SHOULD BE HAVING THIS
STUFF, IF NOT COPIES, MAKE
COPIES, MAKE A HURRICANE KIT
TO TAKE WITH YOU. IF THE
MANDATORY EVACUATION COMES IN
YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR
PASSPORT OR DRIVER’S LICENSE,
MEDICAL RECORDS, CASH CASH IS
A BIG ONE. SO MANY PEOPLE
DON’T LIKE CARRYING CASH. I
ATE CARRYING CASH ME. YOU’VE
GOT TO TAKE THAT WITH YOU
BECAUSE SOMETIMES SOME GAS
PUMPS MIGHT BE DOWN OR THEIR
REGISTERS MIGHT BE UP AND
RUNNING. BUT THE PUMP MAY BE
ON A GENERATOR. THEY’RE JUST
GOING TO TAKE YOUR CASH IS NOT
GOING TO BE AN IOU TYPE OF
SITUATION. CAN SWIPE YOUR
PHONE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO HAPPY REPORT 1004 BIG-TIME
LESSON I LEARNED WRITE BECAUSE
I ALSO HATE CARRYING CASH, SO
THIS IS A PROBLEM. YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD
EVACUATION, SOMETIMES IT’S,
YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT’S A MATTER
OF FINANCIAL. YOU KNOW, WE FOR
GOING WHERE.
>> JULIE: BUT A LOT OF TIMES
YOU’RE EVACUATED TO A NEARBY
SHELTER. FARTHER INLAND OR
FARTHER AWAY FROM THAT THAT’S
THAT’S A BIG THING, TOO. AND
THAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK OF THEIR PERSONAL
SITUATION LIKE OKAY. I FOR TO
GO SOMEWHERE OR I DON’T HAVE
ANY WANT TO GO TO. I. THAT IS
A TOUGH SITUATION TO BE IN.
BUT IF YOU DON’T LEAVE UNDER A
MANDATORY EVACUATION, YOU ARE
NOW RISKING YOUR LIFE. YOUR
FAMILY’S LIFE. AT THAT POINT.
THEY DON’T PLAY WITH THESE. SO
YOU DO NEED TO HAVE A PLAN IN
PLACE. SO REACHING OUT TO A
FRIEND, A LOVED ONE SAYING,
HEY, THIS IS WHERE WE’RE GOING
TO GO HAVE A PLAN TO GO INSIDE
AND THEN LET YOUR CIRCLE KNOW
ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS. NEVER
EVACUATE ANYWHERE WITHOUT
LETTING SOMEONE KNOW. HEY, I
AM LEAVING. AND THIS IS WHERE
I’M GOING BECAUSE WHEN YOU AND
DURING A STORM, THINGS CAN
CHANGE SO FAST THAT IF YOU
DON’T GO, IF YOU NEED SOMEONE
DOESN’T KNOW WHERE YOU’RE
GOING. YOU JUST LEAVE. WE MAY
NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE
FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS BECAUSE OF THE
POWER GRID OR HOW CELL SERVICE
IS WORKING. SO I UNDERSTAND
EVERYONE SITUATION. I’VE BEEN
ROUGH SITUATIONS AND HAD TO
EVACUATE OUT TO PLACES. WE ALL
HAVE BEEN THERE. BUT IT IS NOT
WORTH IT WITH IMAGES THAT WE
SAW LAST YEAR AND THE YEARS
BEFORE ANY STORM, WE’RE JUST
DEVASTATING. EVEN HERE IN
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO, METRO VERY
WELL-KNOWN AREA UNDER WATER,
HISTORICAL FLOODING THAT WE
HAD NOT EVER SEEN. LOOK AT WE
TOOK LAST YEAR FROM THE
IVANHOE AREA. SO HAVE THE
PLANS IN PLACE. THIS IS
SERIOUS STUFF. I’M SO GLAD
TREY WAS JUST UP HERE AND
EXPLAIN THAT THE THINGS THAT
I’VE NEVER SEEN THAT DONE FROM
A WEATHER THE TERMINOLOGY
REMEMBER BEING A NOT NEWS ARE
OUT THERE GOING. WHAT’S UP
WITH THE PRESSURE? YEAH. WHY
THIS? WHY THAT? BUT NOW WE
UNDERSTAND BROKE IT DOWN FOR
US. SO STICK WITH US. WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE AT LEAST THE
WEATHER TEAM. YOU GUYS ARE
GOING TO HAVE A DAY TODAY