(25 Sep 2024)
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Crawfordville, Florida – 25 September 2024
1. Danny Reams, an aquacultural farmer, walks around his trailer bed full of oysters
2. A cage full of oysters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Reams, aquacultural farmer:
"Pretty nervous about this one. It’s supposed to be a good one and I work storms all the time and get to see the devastation of what actually happens." ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
4. Reams tying a cage
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Reams, aquacultural farmer:
"Aww, it’s not good. Never good. I mean, most of the time we end up losing cages, oysters, everything we’ve worked for. Pretty devastating." ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
6. Truck driving away
STORYLINE:
An oyster farmer is among the Floridians preparing for an onslaught from Hurricane Helene.
Danny Reams, an aquacultural farmer with South Forty Oyster Company just finished his last pick up of oysters out of Oyster Bay in the Spring Creek community of Crawfordville, Florida.
He’s been through a a number of storms and knows what they can do to a rich oyster landscape like this one.
“Most of the time we end up losing cages, oysters, everything we’ve worked for. Pretty devastating," he said.
The storm had already prompted residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia.
The hurricane was about 500 miles (810 kilometers) southwest of Tampa, Florida, and had sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said it is expected to become a major hurricane with its center making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s northwestern coast as soon as late Thursday.
The center has issued hurricane warnings for part of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and Florida’s northwestern coastline, where large storm surges of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) were expected.
AP Video by Stephen Smith
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