WATCH LIVE: DeSantis to give update on Tropical Storm Idalia as Florida braces for storm
Eden Villalovas
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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will hold a press conference in Largo, Florida, on Monday afternoon while Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and reach the Sunshine State midweek.
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Evacuations are being issued from Pinellas County to the north central Florida counties, with DeSantis warning residents to prepare for a major weather event by stocking up on supplies.
DeSantis will be joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie, who warned Tropical Storm Idalia could become a Category 4 as it approaches the state. Attorney General Ashley Moody and Maj. Gen. John Haas, the adjutant general of Florida, will be in attendance.
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DeSantis is scheduled to speak at 1:45 p.m. Eastern time at the Pinellas County Emergency Management office.