The most pressing issues for North Florida, according to the three campaigns, are inflation, housing costs and health care.

Best-case scenario: “The best-case scenario for Florida would be if Melissa moves over eastern Cuba or Hispaniola and then gets pulled out to sea. That would spare Florida from impacts, though it would likely bring life-threatening and possibly catastrophic flooding to parts of Hispaniola, eastern Cuba, and the Dominican Republic."

The program is available to homeowners, including those with mobile homes, who experienced damage during storms such as Hurricane Debby, Helene, Idalia, Milton and the May 2024 North Florida tornadoes.

A Florida child who got out of his home despite safeguards in place was rescued by a North Port police officer who saw the kid running in traffic in the dark.