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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order on Tuesday declaring a state of emergency in 25 counties as a precaution due to a storm in the Gulf that has since become Hurricane Isaias. <\/p>\n
A system in the Gulf was upgraded late Wednesday to Hurricane Isaias<\/a>, officially becoming the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season’s first hurricane.<\/p>\n Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have recommended that interests in the Yucatan Peninsula and the northern U.S. Gulf Coast closely monitor the progress of the system. <\/p>\n The executive order signed Tuesday by Gov. DeSantis \u2014 EO 26-202<\/a> \u2014 declares a state of emergency in the following counties: Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Walton, Wakulla, and Washington. <\/p>\n \u201cToday, I signed an Executive Order issuing a state of emergency ahead of potential impacts from Tropical Depression 9 (now Hurricane Isaias). This order will allow the Florida Division of Emergency Management to stage critical preparedness resources and ensure Florida is ready to respond,\u201d DeSantis said in a statement. \u201cFloridians should take this time to get disaster plans in place and ensure their hurricane supply kit is stocked.\u201d <\/p>\n RESOURCES | HURRICANE SEASON SPECIAL<\/a> | WESH LONG-RANGE FORECAST<\/a> | WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT INSURANCE<\/a> | GENERATOR SETUP<\/a> | TESTING CHAINSAWS<\/a> | POST-STORM RESOURCES<\/a> | DOWNLOAD WESH 2 APP<\/a> | HURRICANE SUPPLIES<\/a> | SURVIVAL GUIDE<\/a><\/p>\n Tracking the Tropics<\/p>\n Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.<\/p>\n Download the WESH 2 News app<\/a> to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.<\/p>\n The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi<\/a>, Eric Burris<\/a>, Cam Tran<\/a>, Victoria Wisniewski<\/a> and Luke Vickery<\/a>.<\/p>\n >> 2026 hurricane season | WESH long-range forecast![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HURR_A_MODEL_STATIC2.jpg\")
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