The Tampa Bay Times reports:
Tropical Storm Idalia is anticipated to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico, Florida’s emergency chief said on Monday morning as he urged Floridians to prepare for impacts.
“People need to expect, even though they are well off outside of the cone, that we are going to have power outages, we are going to have trees down on power lines,” Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie told reporters in Tallahassee. “You need to be prepared for that.”
As of Monday morning, the storm was 80 miles off the coast of Cozumel and packing 35-miles per hour winds. It will become a hurricane by late Tuesday afternoon.
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Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico, Florida’s emergency chief said today as he urged Floridians to prepare. https://t.co/2CJiKgNw8e
— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) August 28, 2023
#BREAKING According to Florida’s emergency chief, Tropical Storm #Idalia will intensify into a Category 4 #hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. #FLwx pic.twitter.com/Tt9Zs6AJFC
— Tampa Bay Living Magazine (@tampalivingmag) August 28, 2023
“People need to expect, even though they are well off outside of the cone, that we are going to have power outages, we are going to have trees down on power lines,” said Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie during a news conference on Monday. #Idalia
— Tampa Bay Living Magazine (@tampalivingmag) August 28, 2023
8/28 10am CDT: There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation from #Idalia along portions of the Florida Gulf Coast where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect, including Tampa Bay & the Big Bend. Residents in these areas should follow advice from local officials. pic.twitter.com/t0s8WghUJu
— NHC Storm Surge (@NHC_Surge) August 28, 2023
