Palm Beach County officials address concerns over hurricane's impact We may see very strong pockets of damage, which cause us to actually have to rebuild the system, which will just take longer to (restore power),” Silagy said. There will be a lot of debris that flies through the air,” he said during a news conference at FPL’s Command Center in West Palm Beach, also highlighting the risk of rainfall, flooding and storm surge.Īs the storm passes overhead, FPL said customers should anticipate outages, even potentially prolonged ones lasting between 12 and 24 hours or several days. It all depends on how strong and slow the storm is and where it ultimately ends up, Silagy said. “We have a ground that is very saturated from a lot of rain over the course of the past weeks and months, and so we fully expect that there will be a lot of trees that go over. The soggy conditions leading up to sluggish Hurricane Ian will make for “challenges in the days ahead,” said Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy on Tuesday. FPL says to expect power outages as Ian looms Heavy rainfall will affect most of the Florida Peninsula over the coming days, spreading to the rest of the southeast U.S. Hurricane-force winds are expected in southwest and west-central Florida beginning Wednesday morning, with tropical storm conditions expected overnight. Tuesday, with the highest risk spanning from Naples to Sarasota. Hurricane Ian updateĪ storm surge warning was in effect along Florida's west coast as of 5 p.m. The Jupiter Police Department will continue patrols, unless weather conditions necessitate otherwise, and will be available to answer emergency calls. Jupiter’s Town Hall, Community Center, Jupiter Community Park, Cinquez Park and Abacoa Community Park will be closed and non-essential services suspended on Wednesday.Īll athletic fields and facilities located within Town of Jupiter parks will also be closed Wednesday. Jupiter issues emergency declaration ahead of IanĪ declaration of emergency was issued for the Town of Jupiter for Wednesday "out of an abundance of caution" as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida. NHC advisory extended hurricane and tropical warnings throughout peninsula Florida. update from the National Hurricane Center with wind speeds at 120 mph after leaving Cuba and beginning its warm-water binge in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ian was building back muscle as of the 2 p.m. Consider supporting the Post with a digital subscription. The Palm Beach Post has made this article free of charge for all readers in the interest of public safety. Watch Video: Hurricane Ian soaks Lake Worth Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida
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