FL Gov. Desantis Gives Update as Isaias Becomes Major Hurrican
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“ISAIAS UPGRADED TO CATEGORY MAJOR HURRICAN”
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Before politics, Gov. DeSantis served as a U.S. Navy JAG officer.
DeSantis served as a military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay and deployed to Iraq with SEAL Team One as a legal advisor — giving him command-and-crisis experience before becoming Florida's 46th governor in 2019.
The hurricane category scale was built by an engineer & a meteorologist!
Herbert Saffir & Bob Simpson created the 1–5 wind scale in 1971. Category 3 storms like Isa pack 111–129 mph winds. Learn more at Weather.gov
Hurricane Isaias spawned 40+ tornadoes as it raked the East Coast!
Beyond wind and storm surge, Isaias triggered at least 40 tornadoes from the Carolinas to New England in August 2020 — making it one of the most prolific tornado-producing Atlantic storms in recent memory.
Major hurricanes cost Florida an average of $22B per storm in damages.
Hurricane Ian (2022) alone caused ~$112 billion in damage — the costliest Florida storm on record. Category 3+ storms account for over 85% of all U.S. hurricane damage despite being far rarer than weaker storms.
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Federal aid can't flow until the governor formally requests it
Under the 1988 Stafford Act, a governor must petition the President before FEMA can deploy major federal resources — making state leadership the legal trigger for all federal hurricane disaster aid.
