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McCain Visits Florida on Brink of Hurricane Save Email Print
Posted: 10:11 PM Aug 17, 2008
Last Updated: 10:11 PM Aug 17, 2008

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John McCain, campaigning in Florida, has visited an emergency operations center near Orlando. The Republican presidential candidate got a briefing on Tropical Storm Fay, which could hit the state Monday as a hurricane, and told officials, "You'll be in our thoughts and prayers." McCain says no state is better prepared for an emergency than Florida is. He says he hopes Fay doesn't turn into a hurricane and, if it does, that the damage will be minimal. He says "an overabundance of caution" prompted his campaign to cancel a Miami fundraiser Sunday night. McCain and Barack Obama are in a tight race in the battleground state, with polls showing the contest is within the margin of error despite Obama spending millions of dollars on TV ads.

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WEDNESDAY: Cloudy skies, a few periods of light snow. Accumulations generally less than an inch. High: 26°/FALLING PM

THURSDAY: Generous sunshine, temperatures slide a bit. High: 24°

FRIDAY: Increasing clouds, breezy from the SW, milder. Light rain or snow developing very late in the day or at night. Sleet at night too? High: 36°

SATURDAY: A few flurries early in the day, otherwise partly sunny, breezy, and significantly colder. High: 19°

SUNDAY: Plentiful sunshine, temps still a bit below normal. High: 25°

MONDAY: Partly cloudy, a flurry or two? High: 27°

TUESDAY: Mainly sunny, colder once again. High: 21°

METEOROLOGIST MARK HENDERSON