Here’s what to know.
Some coastal residents of Florida’s Okaloosa County have been put under evacuation order. Officials have also asked out-of-town visitors to leave the impacted area, and all three county airports are scheduled to close Thursday evening. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 25 counties in the Panhandle and Big Bend regions.
Oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico have begun cutting production and evacuating non-essential personnel from facilities in preparation for the storm. It’s a risky time to be slowing down production. America’s emergency oil stockpile is at the lowest level since 1982 as the war in Iran has squeezed the supply chain and pushed up prices.
Why has it been a “quiet” Atlantic hurricane season?
The lull is attributable to El Niño. The phenomenon increases vertical wind shear across the Atlantic, making it harder for thunderstorms to turn into hurricanes. It also temporarily warms up the Pacific Ocean—which often leads to more hurricane activity on a coast that doesn’t typically see a lot of hurricanes.
Will El Niño intensify the storm?
El Niño is not likely to intensify the storm. In fact, it often has the opposite effect, weakening hurricane activity along the Atlantic.
Even still—the storm’s impact will be felt. The National Hurricane Center said on Thursday morning that the storm is expected to "remain a dangerous hurricane through landfall.”
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