Category 3 Major Hurricane Idalia makes landfall along Big Bend Coast of Florida
Hurricane Idalia officially made landfall as a Category 3 Major Hurricane with sustained winds of 125 MPH near Keaton Beach at 7:45 EDT. The strong…
What to do if you are asked to evacuate your home; evacuation orders and shelters for Florida
Ahead of Hurricane Idalia making landfall, evacuations (mandatory and voluntary) have been issued for several coastal counties in Florida. Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category…
Resident in travel trailers cautioned about Hurricane Idalia
Town of Fort Myers Beach officials are cautioning residents living in travel trailers that the expected two- to four-feet storm surge from Hurricane Idalia overnight…
Idalia on track to hit Florida as a major hurricane Wednesday morning
The forecast continues for Idalia to strengthen into a major category 3 hurricane and make landfall early Wednesday somewhere across the Big Bend Coast of…
Some Florida tolls are being lifted to help aid Idalia evacuations
To help speed evacuations ahead of what is expected to be a powerful Hurricane Idalia, the state is lifting tolls at 4 a.m. Tuesday in…
Florida prays Idalia won’t join a long list of destructive storms with names starting with ‘I’
Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”…
Could ‘King Tide’ could exacerbate Idalia storm surge in Tampa? Castor says the city is preparing
Tampa officials on Monday warned residents that an exceptionally high tide in the Tampa Bay — known as a “King Tide” — is expected to…
Current watches, warnings, evacuations and closures for Florida counties as Idalia closes in
Current watches, warnings, evacuations and closures for Florida counties as Idalia closes in The National Hurricane Center has issued alerts for Florida counties ahead of…
Idalia expected to hit Florida as a major hurricane Wednesday
The National Hurricane Center is now forecasting Idalia to be a major category 3 hurricane at landfall early Wednesday. The most likely area for landfall…