{"id":727,"date":"2019-07-08T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T16:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=727"},"modified":"2019-07-08T16:17:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T16:17:29","slug":"florida-governor-says-its-time-to-prepare-as-tropical-system-any-form-in-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/07\/08\/florida-governor-says-its-time-to-prepare-as-tropical-system-any-form-in-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida governor says it&#8217;s time to prepare as a tropical system may form in Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"388\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D1.png 401w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D1-300x290.png 300w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More rain is on the way across Central Florida today as&nbsp;a\ntropical depression is forecast to&nbsp;develop off the coast, prompting\nreminders from the governor to prepare for heavy rain and possible flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Hurricane Center said Monday that there\u2019s an 80\npercent chance of tropical formation in the Gulf in the next five days. If the\nsystem does develop into a named storm, it will be called&nbsp;Barry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Ron DeSantis issued weather warnings on Twitter Monday\nmorning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We encourage all residents of North and Central\nFlorida to prepare for the possibility of heavy rain and the potential for\nflooding in low-lying areas,&#8221; DeSantis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are actively monitoring this weather system as it\nadvances to the Gulf of Mexico. While it is premature to determine the\npotential impact to Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast, heavy rain looks like an increasing\npossibility.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis)&nbsp;July 8, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We encourage all residents in North and Central Florida to\nprepare for the possibility of heavy rain and the potential for flooding in\nlow-lying areas. Monitor local weather updates and follow preparedness\nguidelines provided by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLSERT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLSERT<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHC_Atlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHC_Atlantic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis)&nbsp;July 8, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shields said if the tropical system&nbsp;does form, it\u2019s too\nsoon to know where it will head, but early predictions send it to the west away\nfrom Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a high probability (80%) that a tropical depression\nis likely to form by the end of the week over the northern Gulf of Mexico. This\nsystem also has the potential to produce heavy rainfall along portions of the\nnorthern and eastern U.S. Gulf Coast later this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic)&nbsp;July 8,\n2019\n\nBARRY MAY FORM: This will be a headline maker\nthis week, but it\u2019s a wait and see for the Northern Gulf. 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