- Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 24 Florida counties on Friday ahead of a possible major hurricane
- Tropical Storm Ian developed early on Friday and official forecasts expect it to turn into a Category 3 hurricane by early next week
- ‘This storm has the potential to strengthen into a major hurricane and we encourage all Floridians to make their preparations,’ DeSantis said
- The possible hurricane has ‘the potential for dangerous storm surge, heavy rainfall, strong winds and flash flooding’
