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At 2 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Idalia was about 100 miles southwest of Cedar Key and 175 miles south of Tallahassee, the National Hurricane Center said

Idalia strengthens to monster Category 4 hurricane, expected to slam Florida with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge


By News on the Net -- New York Post——--August 30, 2023

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Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a massive, “unprecedented” Category 4 storm Wednesday, as it barreled its way up the Gulf coast of Florida with “catastrophic” storm surges and blistering winds over 100 mph.

The storm was upgraded over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before heading northeast where it’s expected to make landfall around the Big Bend region, a sparsely-populated area where the peninsula merges into the Panhandle. ---More...


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