Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued warnings for new residents experiencing a hurricane for the first time, as well as any “bad actors” looking to profit off the storm, in speaking with Fox News Digital Tuesday, a day before Hurricane Idalia’s anticipated landfall in the Sunshine State.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued warnings for new residents experiencing a hurricane for the first time, as well as any “bad actors” looking to profit off the storm, in speaking with Fox News Digital Tuesday, a day before Hurricane Idalia’s anticipated landfall in the Sunshine State.
“As you know, Florida leads the nation in net migration. Our population is growing exponentially. And so we have a lot of Floridians that have never experienced a storm like this,” Moody told Fox News Digital.
“And so I’ve been asking those like me – who I’m a fifth generation Floridian, my family has gone through numerous storms – to advise those that are new to Florida, please don’t take this lightly.”
“Please heed the warnings,” Moody said. “I saw firsthand the effects of Ian and what it meant for folks that were not prepared in the aftermath of that storm. And so we don’t want that to happen for those that are new to Florida. We’re so proud of our state and the success of our state. And we need to take care of and help those that are new in preparing for what this storm can become.”
Moody also promised to prosecute anyone looking to loot abandoned properties after Hurricane Idalia makes landfall.
