Officials in North Port, Florida, imposed a city-wide curfew on Thursday night amid flooding from Hurricane Ian.
Residents are being asked to shelter on site from 8 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. ET Friday, the city said in an update.
“There is great potential that the water level in the city will continue to rise in the coming days as the rainwater that Hurricane Ian dumped north of us flows south,” the city said.
North Port is in Sarasota County, which was ravaged by Hurricane Ian when it made landfall on Wednesday.
Firefighters were working on a “backlog of priority calls” on Thursday night, the update said, but residents were still encouraged to call 911 for emergencies.
The city’s water supply has been restored, but residents will still have to boil water for the next three days before consuming it, the city said.
