Author: WeatherPreppers

As North Carolinians prepare for Hurricane Idalia, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is allowing early prescription refills. This is to ensure that customers have access to the prescription drugs they need before the storm hits. This action is in effect for the entire state of North Carolina following Gov. Roy Cooper’s declaration of a state of emergency on Monday. Early prescription refills are available to customers in all 100 North Carolina counties through…

MIAMI — A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm. The moon was closest to the Earth on Wednesday, the same day Idalia made landfall as a high-end Category 3 hurricane near Keaton Beach in Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph (200 kph). LIVE RADAR: Hurricane Idalia’s path Hurricane Idalia path on Aug. 30,…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricane Idalia hit Florida’s Big Bend region as a category 3 storm. Authorities warned of a “catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds.” Residents in vulnerable coastal areas had been ordered to pack up and leave as the storm gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. Idalia was packing sustained winds of 120 mph early Wednesday. The hurricane came ashore at 7:45 a.m. with sustained winds of…

TAMPA, FLA. — Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as an extremely dangerous Category 3 storm around 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Hurricane Idalia will begin pushing north along the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, where residents are urged to remain vigilant of floods, strong winds, tornadoes and power outages. As of 9 a.m., Idalia weakened to a Category 2 storm as it began trudging across land. North Carolina under State of Emergency,…

Watch live radar in the media player below as the Category 2 storm moves into Georgia and the Carolinas. ByEmily Shapiro and Ivan Pereira Wednesday, August 30, 2023 1:17PM MIAMI — Hurricane Idalia has roared ashore in Florida, making landfall in the Big Bend region just before 8 a.m. Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 hurricane. It has since been downgraded to a Category 2 storm. Wind gusts have reached 85 mph. Hurricane Idalia makes…