Floridians should brace themselves for a wet and wild winter, all thanks to El Nino.
The weather pattern happens every few years when the Pacific Ocean warms up around the equator. This year’s is one of the strongest El Ninos on record.
Craig Fugate, a former Floridian who once headed the state’s emergency management operations and who is now the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator, said the last time Florida saw such a strong El Nino, dozens of people died from tornadoes.
“You just don’t think of Florida as a tornado-prone state,” said Fugate.
