White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is expected to hold a briefing on Tuesday and will be joined by Deanne Criswell, the administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The storm tore through western Cuba as a major hurricane and is making its way towards Florida, where it is expected to intensify into a Category 4 storm before hitting the state. An approximately 2.5 million people have already been ordered to evacuate ahead of its anticipated landfall on Wednesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said damage is expected across a wide area regardless of where the storm makes landfall, and people should be prepared for power outages.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Fort Myers is in the hurricane zone, and Tampa and St. Petersburg could get their first direct hit by a major hurricane since 1921.

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