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Developments Regarding Hurricane Wilma
POSTED: 3:49 pm EDT October 19,
2005
UPDATED: 3:02 pm EDT October 21,
2005
With Hurricane Wilma stalling over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and not expected to roar onto Florida's western coast until Monday, Gov. Jeb Bush urged Floridians to use the pause before the storm's arrival to load up on supplies and prepare a personal disaster plan."Today's message is to prepare and stay aware," the governor said.Developments across Florida on Friday related to Hurricane Wilma:
Schools in Monroe County were closed until further notice. Broward County schools were closed, and district weekend events, including athletic activities, were postponed. Polk County schools will be closed Monday. In Monroe County, a mandatory evacuation was in effect for nonresidents and visitors, and a voluntary evacuation was in effect for Florida Keys residents. A mandatory evacuation of county residents was scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday. In Collier County, a mandatory evacuation was in effect for areas south and west of U.S. 41, including downtown Naples and Marco Island. In Lee County, voluntary evacuations were in effect for non-residents and at-risk populations, while Okeechobee County had voluntary evacuation for non-residents and residents in mobile homes. A hurricane shelter at Florida International University in Miami was open for evacuating Keys residents and visitors, and had 104 occupants Friday. Tolls were suspended eastbound on Interstate 75's Alligator Alley, the remote highway crossing the Everglades between South Florida's east and west coasts; tolls were also suspended on the northbound Homestead Extension. Fourteen state parks and preserves in South Florida, mainly in the Keys, were closed until further notice. Residents of Monroe, Collier, Lee, Charlotte and Sarastoa Counties whose drugs are paid for by Medicaid can get early refills under eased prescription rules.
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