#2026-96 extends Executive Order 24-208 – Emergency Management – Hurricane Helene

• Date: 05 May 2026
• Executive Order No.: 2026-96

STATE OF FLORIDA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 26-96

(Emergency Management -Extension

of

Executive Order 24-208

-Hurricane

Helene)

WHEREAS, on September 23, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24-208, declaring a state

of

emergency for forty-one counties across the State

of

Florida due to coastal flooding, erosion, heavy

rainfall, flash flooding, strong winds, and severe storm surge caused by Potential Tropical Cyclone

Nine; and

WHEREAS, on September 24, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24-209, extending the state

of

emergency to sixty-one counties across the State

of

Florida due to the dangers presented by

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine; and

WHEREAS, on October 3, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24-213, which amended Executive

Order 24-208, to address disruptions in commerce caused by the International Longshoremen's

Association strike, and to reclassify Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine as Hurricane Helene;

and

WHEREAS, presently there are no disruptions in state commerce and the International

Longshoremen's Association strike has since ceased; and

WHEREAS, the affected areas are still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane

Helene; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 24-208, as amended and subsequently extended

by

Executive

Order 26-58, expires on May 5, 2026, unless extended; and

WHEREAS, an extension

of

Executive Order 24-208 is necessary because recovery efforts

and those affected by

thi~

disaster require the continued support

of

the State

of

Florida.

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