State of emergencies are still in place here in Florida due to Hurricane Dorian, although it looks like we might be spared a direct hit, we're not out of the woods yet.

All of Florida is under a state of emergency and authorities are urging residents to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies as Hurricane Dorian gathers strength and aims to slam the state as soon as Monday as a Category 4 storm.

Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane as it heads toward the southeastern U.S. over the Labor Day weekend.

Tropical Storm Dorian has intensified in the Atlantic Ocean, whipping 60 mph winds Monday as it churned west toward several Caribbean islands.

The tropical weather system gathering steam in the Gulf of Mexico was named Tropical Storm Barry on Thursday morning and is predicted to strike Louisiana as a hurricane Saturday.

With the Atlantic hurricane season beginning this weekend, a wide range of experts have cautioned the Caribbean not to take predictions of a normal 2019 literally and to be ready for whatever may come.