Visitors ordered to leave the Keys because of Hurricane Ernesto

Visitors ordered to leave the Keys because of Hurricane Ernesto
KEY WEST, Fla. — Visitors were ordered to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday because of the possibility that Hurricane Ernesto could threaten the island chain, emergency officials said.

The Monroe County Emergency Management office told tourists with immediate plans to travel to the Keys to postpone their trips and ordered those already in the island chain to leave.

All travel trailers and recreational vehicles also were ordered off the islands immediately.