Idalia was downgraded to a Category 1 and then to a tropical storm later in the day as its wind speeds declined. Hurricane warnings were issued for parts of Georgia and South Carolina as Idalia continued to travel along its projected path up the southeast coast of the U.S....
Hurricane Idalia is gathering strength as it churns toward Florida's northern Gulf Coast, fueled by a sizzling marine heat wave that has gripped the Gulf of Mexico all summer.The storm could surge into a catastrophic Category 4 cyclone before making landfall Wednesday morning, National Hurricane ...
Hurricane Idalia's projected path as of 5 a.m. on August 30, 2023National Hurricane Center What category of storm will Hurricane Idalia be? Hurricane Idalia was aCategory 4 hurricanefor a few hours overnight Wednesday then diminished in strength slightly to a Category 3. "This is going to...
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Idalia has been the most powerful hurricane to hit the state's northwest region in more than a century. "It is a blessing that the path of the hurricane took it through largely rural areas," saidUS correspondent James Matthews. "Had it passed through more populated...
A rare blue supermoon could be playing a role in worsening the impact of Hurricane Idalia as the storm lashes Florida's west coast.
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The water in Idalia's path is the warmest it's been in at least decades. This all set the stage for the storm to strengthen. "We expect it to rapidly intensify," Joel Cline, the National Weather Service Tropical Program manager, told Mashable on Monday evening. "This will be a ...
Idalia was forecast to develop into a major hurricane over northeastern Gulf of Mexico by early Wednesday," the center said, adding that it could would likely reach Florida's Gulf coast Wednesday, as well. The center pointed out that "life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds" from Id...
Idalia has rapidly intensified over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to become an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane as it bears down on Florida’s west coast. The storm was packing 110 mph winds as of 11 p.m. ET, already causing flooding in some coastal...