Month: August 2023

Florida is still recovering from Hurricane Ian last year, even as residents prepare for damage from Idalia. TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Idalia also pummeled Cuba with heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the tobacco-growing province of Pinar…

Florida is still recovering from Hurricane Ian last year, even as residents prepare for damage from Idalia. TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Idalia also pummeled Cuba with heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the tobacco-growing province of Pinar…

Florida is still recovering from Hurricane Ian last year, even as residents prepare for damage from Idalia. TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Idalia also pummeled Cuba with heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the tobacco-growing province of Pinar del…

Florida is still recovering from Hurricane Ian last year, even as residents prepare for damage from Idalia. TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 100 mph (155 kph) winds on Tuesday as it barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane Tuesday night before it reaches the Big Bend, and is still likely to be a…

Florida is still recovering from Hurricane Ian last year, even as residents prepare for damage from Idalia. TAMPA, Fla. — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days. It’s projected to have sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) as it…

Hurricane Idalia made landfall at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday in the Big Bend of Florida. Author: Kaitlyn McGrath, Miri Marshall, Makayla Lucero, Christopher P Laudicina Published: 7:42 AM EDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 6:16 AM EDT August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Former Tropical Storm Idalia Due to its interaction with land, Idalia has lost its tropical characteristics.  As a result, the National Hurricane Center declared it a “post-tropical cyclone.”  The remnants of Tropical Storm Idalia…

Idalia made landfall at 7:45 am on Wednesday in the Big Bend of Florida. Dangerous impacts continue Wednesday night into Thursday. Author: Kaitlyn McGrath, Miri Marshall, Makayla Lucero, Christopher P Laudicina Published: 7:42 AM EDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 6:16 AM EDT August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Tropical Storm Idalia Idalia made landfall as a major category 3 hurricane at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday in the Big Bend of Florida with maximum sustained winds of…

Idalia made landfall at 7:45 am on Wednesday in the Big Bend of Florida. Dangerous impacts continue Wednesday and Thursday. Author: Kaitlyn McGrath, Miri Marshall, Makayla Lucero Published: 7:42 AM EDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 6:16 AM EDT August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Tropical Storm Idalia Idalia made landfall as a major category 3 hurricane at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday in the Big Bend of Florida with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph.  The storm…

Idalia made landfall at 7:45 am in the Big Bend of Florida. Dangerous impacts continue Wednesday and Thursday. Author: Kaitlyn McGrath, Miri Marshall, Makayla Lucero Published: 7:42 AM EDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 6:16 AM EDT August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Hurricane Idalia Idalia made landfall as a major category 3 hurricane at 7:45 a.m. in the Big Bend of Florida with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. Extremely dangerous storm surge and damaging winds…

Idalia will make landfall along the Big Bend of Florida this morning. Author: Kaitlyn McGrath, Miri Marshall, Makayla Lucero Published: 7:42 AM EDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 6:16 AM EDT August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Hurricane Idalia Idalia is now a major category 4 hurricane and set to make landfall in just a few hours. There is a high risk for life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds along the Gulf coast of Florida and…

Idalia is forecast to become a major category 3 hurricane prior to Florida landfall. Author: Kaitlyn McGrath, Miri Marshall, Makayla Lucero Published: 7:42 AM EDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 6:16 AM EDT August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Hurricane Idalia Idalia is now a category 2 hurricane and forecast to strengthen rapidly throughout the night.  It’s expected to become a major category 3 hurricane ahead of landfall early Wednesday morning. There is a high risk for…

Idalia is forecast to become a major category 3 hurricane prior to Florida landfall. Author: Kaitlyn McGrath, Miri Marshall, Makayla Lucero Published: 7:42 AM EDT August 25, 2023 Updated: 5:54 AM EDT August 29, 2023 WASHINGTON — Hurricane Idalia Idalia is continuing to strengthen as it moves through the Yucatan Channel. The storm is forecast to become a Category 1 hurricane early Tuesday. The hurricane will continue to move through very favorable conditions for development…