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    STATE OF FLORIDA

    OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR


    EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 24-157
    (Emergency Management - Amending Executive Order 24-156 - Tropical Cyclone Four)

    WHEREAS, on August l, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24-156, declaring a state of

    emergency for fifty-four counties in Florida dueto the dangers presented by Invest 97L; and

    WHEREAS, at 11 :00 AM EDT on August 2, 2024, the National Hurricane Center issued its

    first advisory, upgrading and renaming Invest 97L as Potential Tropical Cyclone ,f our; and

    WHEREAS, Potential Tropical Cyclone Four is currently located 360 miJ.es southeast of Key

    West, Florida, and tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for portions of the southern

    Florida Peninsula, with the potential for additional northward and inland extensions of these watches

    and warnings along the Florida Gulf Coast; and

    WHEREAS, Potential Tropical Cyclone Four is expected to move over Cuba today, cross the

    Florida Straits on Saturday, and then move near or over the west coast of Florida from Saturday night

    through Sunday night; and

    WHEREAS, Potential Tropical Cyclone Four is expected to develop into a tropical depression

    on Saturday over the Florida Straits, followed by intensification into a tropical storm by Saturday night;

    and

    WHEREAS, there is a continuing threat of heavy rainfall over a large portion of the State of

    Florida, with widespread four to eight inches of rainfall forecast; and

    WHEREAS, there is a continuing threat of locally higher rainfall totals of at least twelve

    inches beginning as early as Saturday; and

    WHEREAS, an amendment of Executive Order 24-156 is necessary because recovery efforts

    and those most affected by this disaster require the continued support of the State of Florida.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor ofFlorida, by virtue ofthe authority

    vested in me by Article. IV, Section l(a) of the Florida Constitution and by the Florida Emergency

    Management Act, as amended, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the following Executive

    Order, to take immediate effect:

    Section 1. Section I of Executive Order 24-156 is amended to read as follows:

    Because of the foregoing conditions, which are projected to constitute a major disaster, I

    .declare that a state of emergency exists in Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, Charlotte,

    Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia,• DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden,

    Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes,

    Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty Madison, Manatee, Marion Monroe,

    Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota,

    Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington

    counties.

    Section 2. Except as amended herein, Executive Order 24-156 is ratified and reaffirmed.

    Section 3. This Executive Order is effective immediately and shall expire upon the expiration

    of Executive Order 24-156.

    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my


    hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Florida
    to be affixed, at Tallahassee, this 2nd day of August,
    2024.

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