Hurricane Idalia is set to rapidly intensify into an “extremely dangerous” major storm, bringing life-threatening winds and storm surge as it barrels north toward Florida.
Idalia is set to make landfall on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said in an update at 5 a.m. Eastern time. It was located about 85 miles north of Cuba’s western tip, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour.
“This is going to be a major hurricane, you could have catastrophic storm surge in your area,” DeSantis said. “You could have major impact even if you’re outside the cone, so please plan accordingly.” Idalia is expected to stay in the eastern Gulf, away from offshore oil and natural gas production. Most of the key citrus areas in central Florida would not be seriously impacted, World Weather Inc. President Drew Lerner said.
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