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....
The storm rapidly intensified over the Gulf of Mexico in large part due to the abnormally warm waters that lined the storm’s path—and Idalia’s effect on the very waters that fuelled it may temporarily stunt any future storms that enter the eastern Gulf in the...
Hurricane Idaliacaused heavy damage to Florida's Gulf Coast early Wednesday as the storm brought strong winds, rain and dangerous flooding to the streets from Tampa to Tallahassee. Around 4:50 p.m. local time, Idalia was downgraded to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Cent...
Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm Idalia has weakened to a tropical storm as it passes over the state of Georgia after slamming into Florida as a powerful hurricane, the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory says. The storm is centred west of Savannah...
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 ...
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The storm is hitting sparsely populated area and that will keep damages down, but what is in its path—including people—will be in danger. Featured image: TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA – AUGUST 30: Reporters wade through flood waters as it inundates the downtown area after Hurricane Idalia passed...
CNN is tracking the storm’s path. “This is crunch time right now. We are going to be hit with a major hurricane,” Gov. Ron DeSantis warned as he urged Floridians to heed evacuation warnings. “You really got to go now.” Idalia’s landfall strength and storm surge could reach ...
Idalia is now a tropical storm as it moves through South Carolina, lashing the Southeast with heavy rain and sustained winds of 60 mph. Track the storm’s path. Idalia made landfall early Wednesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm. It’s the strongest hurricane to...
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Idalia roared into the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in the US state of Florida on Wednesday, bringing severe damages on its path. Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm earlier Wednesday, became the first major hurricane to enter Apalachee Bay...