The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 in Big Bend near Keaton Beach Wednesday morning.
at home instead of evacuating were forced to “swim out of their windows” to escape waves of water crashing through their front doors early Wednesday morning.
Citrus County, where Crystal River is located, was under a mandatory evacuation order for all low-lying areas west of U.S. Highway 19. The couple chose to ride out the storm at home but left once the water started coming.Because of how fast the water was moving, the couple feared it might have reached as high as the ceiling of their home. “I think we’ve lost everything,” Brenda said. “I don’t know.”just before 8 a.m.
Like Crystal River and other coastal communities, officials in Cedar Key ordered the mandatory evacuation of all residents in mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and low-lying areas. A majority of the residents chose to leave., which includes Crystal River, said Wednesday afternoon that people should stay in their sheltered location and that search and rescue operations were underway.
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