#Executive Order 19-190 STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 19-190
(Emergency Management—Amendment of Executive Order 19-189—Hurricane Dorian)
WHEREAS,on Wednesday, August 28,2019, I issued Executive Order 19-189 declaring
a state of emergency in 26 counties as a result of the severe threat posed by Hurricane Dorian;and
WHEREAS, as of 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2019, the National Hurricane
Center reported Hurricane Dorian has strengthened in intensity, with maximum sustained winds
of 85 mph,and is forecast to be a major hurricane as it travels over Atlantic waters;and
WHEREAS, the National Hurricane Center forecasts a potential landfall on Florida on
Sunday or Monday with impacts possibly covering the entire peninsula and portions of the
Northwest Florida; and
WHEREAS,there is an increasing risk of dangerous storm surge,rainfall,flooding,strong
winds, hazardous seas, and the potential for isolated tornadic activity throughout Florida, now
including the Gulf Coast and Northwest Florida counties; and
WHEREAS, the threat posed by Hurricane Dorian requires that timely precautions are
taken to protect the communities, critical infrastructure,and general welfare of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by Article IV, Section 1(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. The state of emergency declared in Executive Order 19-189 is amended to
include all 67 counties.
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MONROE COUNTY KEVLN MADOK,CPA
Section 2. Pursuant to section 161,111, Florida Statutes, I declare a shore erosion
emergency in all coastal counties covered by Executive Order 19-189, as amended by this
Executive Order, I authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to expend available
funds,, during this state of emergency, to respond to and alleviate coastal erosion caused by
Hurricane Dorian,
Section 3. All actions taken by the Director of the Division of Emergency Management
with respect to this emergency before the issuance of this Executive Order are ratified, he is
directed to continue to execute the State's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and other
response, recovery and mitigation plans necessary to cope with this emergency.
Section 4. Except as,amended herein, Executive Order 19-189 is ratified and reaffirmed.
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 29th day
of August, 2019,
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