Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency for 24 counties, urges Floridians to prepare 83º Join Insider Sign In Search News Live Video Center Local News Florida Georgia National Coronavirus FluVaxJax Vote 2022 Your Voice Matters Politics I-Team Trust Index Community SnapJAX This Week In Jacksonville The Morning Show Health Money Education Consumer Solutionaries Entertainment Weird News Sports Jaguars Jaguars Stats Gators Breakdown Gators Stats Football Friday All Star Athlete Weather Weather News SnapJAX Skycams Alerts Hurricanes Plan and Prepare Georgia St. Augustine Surf and Tides Environment Forecasting Change Features News4JAX Insider Positively JAX River City Live Deals4JAX TV Listings News4JAX+ Look Local 4 Your Info Travel Hispanic Heritage Month Community Calendar Jacksonville Image Awards Food & Recipes Live Healthy Contests Talking Health Something Good Pets uSay Voting CW17 CW Program Guide Bounce Traffic SnapJAX Skycams Jax Best Newsletters Contact Us Careers at WJXT/WCWJ SnapJAX Meet the Team Advertise with us News Sports Weather Features CW17 Traffic Jax Best Newsletters Contact Us News Sports Weather Features CW17 Traffic Jax Best Newsletters Contact Us BREAKING NEWS 56 minutes ago Tropical Storm Ian expected to strengthen on track toward Florida Tropical Storm Ian formed late Friday night over the Central Caribbean Sea, and its forecast cone continues to include much of Florida. A rip current statement in effect for 5 regions in the area See the complete list BREAKING NEWS Tropical Storm Ian expected to strengthen on track toward Florida A rip current statement in effect for 5 regions in the area HIDE Weather Staff, News4JAX Published: September 23, 2022, 5:12 PM Updated: September 23, 2022, 6:12 PM Tags: Hurricane Sign up for our Newsletters LATEST NEWS 1 hour ago Nice weekend weather before Tropical Storm Ian targets Florida 3 hours ago 19-year-old shot in East Arlington, driven to hospital, JSO says 2 hours ago John Gaughan: Jacksonville should go through basic hurricane preps for Ian this weekend 4 hours ago FHP: Pedestrian dies after getting hit by train DEALS 4 JAX Your #1 pick for Jags gear is right here! Weather Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency for 24 counties, urges Floridians to prepare Staff, News4JAX Published: September 23, 2022, 5:12 PM Updated: September 23, 2022, 6:12 PM Tags: Hurricane Gov. Ron DeSantis (file photo) (Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday evening declared a state of emergency for 24 counties that could be in the path of Tropical Depression 9, which is forecast to strengthen in the coming days. Additionally, DeSantis has requested a federal pre-landfall emergency declaration in anticipation of impacts from the storm. It will make available resources and support and free up funding sources for emergency protective measures. Under the order, the Florida National Guard will be activated and on standby awaiting orders. 2022 HURRICANE SEASON: Tracking the Tropics Interactive Map | Know Your Zone: Your flood risk | Plan & Prepare: Resources to be ready “Today, I signed an executive order issuing a state of emergency due to the threat of Tropical Depression 9,” DeSantis said in a prepared statement. “This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations. We are coordinating with all state and local government partners to track potential impacts of this storm.” READ: Gov. DeSantis’ executive order declaring a state of emergency The state of emergency includes the following counties: Brevard Broward Charlotte Collier DeSoto Glades Hardee Hendry Highlands Hillsborough Indian River Lee Manatee Martin Miami-Dade Monroe Okeechobee Osceola Palm Beach Pasco Pinellas Polk Sarasota St. Lucie In response to the state of emergency, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody activated the price gouging hotline Friday. Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved. TV Listings Contact Us Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Closed Captioning / Audio Description Careers at WJXT / WCWJ Terms of Use WJXT Public File WCWJ Public File FCC Applications Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info Follow Us facebook twitter instagram rss Get Results with Omne If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801. Copyright © 2022 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings.