During Andrew Pichardo’s first month as a Floridian, he, his wife, and their 5-month-old baby faced one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States.
One North Texas family just moved to the west coast of Florida at the beginning of September.
At first, forecasters were saying Hurricane Ian was headed straight for them in the Sarasota/Bradenton area, so they evacuated with their 5-month-old child. "This is right in the middle of hurricane season, which I didn’t even know the season when I moved here, like the time frame," Andrew Pichardo said.
During Pichardo’s first month as a Floridian he, his wife, and their 5-month-old baby faced one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States. "We thought the storm was going to hit us direct, so we went to Orlando because my parents live there," Pichardo said.Bradenton did see damage and hurricane force winds, but before the storm hit, the Pichardo’s packed up the car and evacuated to Orlando.
"Instead of those areas flooding, if you saw the footage, it sucked the water out of those areas," he explained.Meanwhile, on Saturday, Oncor was hard at work restoring power in central and southwest Florida. Oncor told FOX 4 that its main goal this weekend is to restore lines and clear debris, which is virtually everywhere.Denton Municipal Electric also made the trip to Lakeland, Florida, in between Tampa Bay and Orlando.
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