![]() "I still think this is going to turn we just don't know how far yet," Ivey said. He and his wife, who gave birth to their second child in July, decided against evacuating because they thought Idalia would hit Tampa instead. Coastal flooding is expected during evening high tide between Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, as the storm weakens and progresses north.Ĭoming off a hot summer and a year out from the devastation of Hurricane Ian, people in Tallahassee are cautiously optimistic about staying put and riding out the storm.īen Ivey took on the task of getting 20 sandbags for his home, which he knows from experience can flood if water doesn't work its way down the hill fast enough. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP - Getty ImagesĬentral and North Florida could see tornadoes all day, according to the climate unit. People enjoy the beach Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., as the city prepares for Hurricane Idalia. The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee said “locations may be uninhabitable for several weeks or months” because of wind damage. Near the eye of the storm, the climate unit is forecasting tornado-like damage about 20-30 miles inland.įlash flooding and torrential rain are likely between Tallahassee and Lake City. Florida’s Big Bend area could see between 10 and 15 feet of storm surge. As the hurricane hits the ground, storm surge damage is expected to stretch for about 200 miles along Florida’s west coast, past the Tampa Bay area. The hurricane is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning just south of Perry, Florida, between 6 a.m. Hurricane Idalia could cause record-breaking storm surge and widespread wind damage, according to the NBC News Climate Unit. It was moving north at 18 mph and was expected to make landfall sometime in the morning. The hurricane was about 125 miles west of Tampa and gaining strength, the National Hurricane Center said. Workers board up restaurant windows Tuesday in Clearwater, Fla. Either would mean a shift from hurricane to major hurricane, a status given at Category 3 and higher. ![]() Sustained winds of 130 or greater would make it a Category 4 storm. Sustained winds of 111 mph would put it at Category 3. With sustained winds of 110 mph, the storm was 1 mph shy of Category 3 on its way to the more powerful Category 4 status, according to the National Hurricane Center. It means some areas might not be habitable for weeks. Idalia is expected to be a Category 4 hurricane by the time it makes landfall along Florida's Big Bend region tomorrow morning, the National Hurricane Center said late tonight.Ī Category 4 brings with it the possibility of catastrophic damage, structural damage and uprooted trees and utility poles, the hurricane center says. and about $20.6 billion in property damage, according to the Florida Institute of Technology.Ĭolorado State University meteorologist Philip Klotzbach said today the simultaneous presence of Idalia and Franklin, which is 245 miles west of Bermuda, is the first time since 1950 two tropical cyclones with greater than 110 mph sustained winds have co-existed in the Atlantic. Wilma resulted in at least five deaths in the U.S. The highest recorded wind speeds were 100 to 120 mph, and the maximum storm surge was about 18 feet, mostly south of Chokoloskee, according to the National Weather Service. Many island communities throughout the Keys flooded, and some of the worst damage occurred in Fort Lauderdale. Wilma hit the Keys and parts of South Florida, including Collier and Miami-Dade counties. The last Category 3 hurricane to hit Florida was Wilma in October 2005. Ian also made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Cuba before it hit Florida and as a Category 1 storm in South Carolina after its landfall in Florida. ![]() It ultimately was blamed for more than 150 deaths and $112 billion in damage, a record amount for tropical cyclones in Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. The last Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Florida was only last year, when Ian made landfall in southwestern mainland Florida on Sept. ![]() Whether it makes landfall as a Category 3 or a more powerful Category 4 hurricane, Idalia will make history.
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