FEMA continues to issue warnings before Dorian's potential arrival

Acting Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Pete Gaynor, said the uncertainty surrounding Hurricane Dorian turned out to be the most difficult aspect to deal with the a storm that was growing stronger.

"I think," Gaynor told animator Chris Wallace, at Fox News Sunday, Fox News chief meteorologist Janice Dean, hit the key word: Uncertainty. "

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"We were faced with uncertainty almost all the time with Dorian. He will stall tomorrow and Tuesday. Cat. 5, 160 miles to the hour, winds, surges. And I know people are getting tired because the storm has been going on for a long time and it has not even touched Florida or the east coast.

On Sunday morning, Dorian reached Category 5 by moving closer to the Bahamas, joining the ranks of several other high-power storms that surpassed the 145 km / h winds in August, including Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the United States. Hurricane Dean in 2007. Forecasters expect Dorian to move closer to the east coast on Monday and believe that it could hit the coast of South Carolina as early as Wednesday. A state of emergency has already been declared for all of Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as for a dozen Georgia counties.

"So we want people to not reject this storm," Gaynor added. "We did not get out of there. A dangerous, dangerous wave of water and wind is coming to you. Take the time now to prepare yourself and your family. "

Although Florida can avoid a direct hit, Gaynor warns that the danger is still serious.

"Well, the storm surge is one of the things that worries us the most," he said. "You know, most of the 90 per cent of all weather-related deaths come from water, floods and floods; 50% of these deaths are caused by cars in flooded waters. You must take this storm seriously. "

Gaynor repeated that FEMA was ready to face the imminent storm.

"We have been preparing for five or six days," he added. "We have been activated in the National Response Coordination Center, which you can see behind me. We have food, water, generators, personnel, helicopters, ambulances – from Florida to North Carolina. "

The acting head also said his agency had "a lot of money and resources to deal with the 2017 and 2018 disaster recoveries and to include the intervention in 2019 this season" – despite the decision Department of Homeland Security to divert $ 155 million of federal aid strengthen the immigration enforcement last month.

"We live with risks every day," said Gaynor. "We evaluate the risks. We estimated that the $ 155 million represented a low risk and did not affect our readiness for Dorian. "