FHP troopers working 12-hour shifts to prep for Hurricane Dorian

More than 1,000 Florida Highway Patrol troopers are working long hours on the east coast ahead of Hurricane Dorian.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said about 1,400 troopers are working 12-hour shifts. The department tweeted they’re all working to help keep roads safe as people are evacuating and helping prepare for possible impacts from the storm.

The FLHSMV tweeted, “Thank you to the Bravo shift, for keeping the watch throughout the night.”

Hurricane Dorian has been pounding islands in the Bahamas for more than a day and just started moving northwest Tuesday morning.

Almost every county along Florida’s Atlantic coast is preparing for possible impacts from the Category 3 storm.

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