by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | September 29, 2022
Dear Friend, I am writing this email to you from my home in Orlando where we lost power and are witnessing mass flooding. Evacuations are taking place, but the impact here is nowhere near what we’ve witnessed in Southwest Florida. My heart aches for our state...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | September 28, 2022
Dear Friend, The eyewall of Hurricane Ian with dangerous winds near Category 5 status has begun to make landfall over Sanibel and Captiva islands in southwest Florida, according to the National Weather Service, as the system is expected to barrel its way up toward...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | September 27, 2022
Dear Friend, Hurricane Ian is heading toward Florida after raking western Cuba – and evacuation orders have been made for the peninsula’s west coast ahead of what could be life-threatening storm surge in the Tampa and Fort Myers areas and flooding rains. You can plug...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | September 26, 2022
Dear Friend, Tropical Storm Ian strengthened into a hurricane as it churned north toward the Gulf of Mexico. Much of Florida and the entire Tampa Bay area remained in the forecast cone and a hurricane watch was issued for the Tampa Bay area early this morning. On...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | September 22, 2022
Dear Friend, Hurricane Fiona slammed into southwestern Puerto Rico on Sunday, wiping out the power grid and cutting off clean water to most of the island’s residents. Hurricane Fiona continues to make landfall throughout the Caribbean too. This blackout and...
