FEMA head defends Lee County, Florida officials' Hurricane Ian prep: Storm was 'very unpredictable'
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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell reacted to a report that Lee County, Florida officials delayed Hurricane Ian evacuations, calling the storm "very unpredictable."
"This storm, it was really dynamic, and it was very unpredictable for a long period of time," Criswell said. "Just 72 hours before the storm made landfall, Lee County wasn't even in the hurricane path. It wasn't even in the predicted zone of where it was going to make impact, and it continued to move south day by day."
"As soon as the storm predictions were that it was going to impact Lee County, I know that local officials immediately put the right measures in place to make sure that they were warning citizens to get them out of harm's way," she continued.
In light of the unpredictability of weather events, Criswell advised that one of the best things Americans can do to protect their property is flood insurance – and that people should get it regardless of what her own agency says about where they live.
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