WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: As Hurricane Debby moves ashore in Florida, the Biden-Harris Administration urges residents in the storm's path to use caution and prepare for this extreme weather event. The storm could bring historic rainfall across parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Life-threatening storm surge along areas of Big Bend, parts of the Florida Gulf Coast, northeastern F  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. approved an emergency declaration for the state of Florida as FEMA officials urge those living in Debby's path to complete preparedness actions. FEMA is ready to respond and to meet any needs states in the storm's path may have. This slow-moving storm is expected to intensity rapidly before making landfall in the Florida Big  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued a proclamation allowing national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close offices in areas of Florida and Georgia affected by Hurricane Debby. In issuing the proclamation, the OCC expects that only those bank offices directly affected by po  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The White House issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of Georgia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Debby beginning on August 4, 2024, and continuing. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordina  more