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Rick Scott: “Michael hit Sunday morning. It was a storm by...Tuesday…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Senator Rick Scott Hosts Hurricane Preparedness Press Conference in Brevard County

Published | Video Starts at 10:27

What you're going to die from is the water. What you've got to watch is the storm surge. If you look at Michael, which was my last three weeks in office, Michael hit Sunday morning. It was a storm by...Tuesday night, maybe Wednesday night, it was a category 5. And people died because they said, well, it was only going to be a Category one. Well, it was going to be a Category one still with seven foot of storm surge. (10:27–10:32)

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Asserts that Hurricane Michael became a Category 5 storm by Tuesday or Wednesday night after hitting on Sunday.

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