Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 4 over Florida's Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning, prompting continued evacuation warnings and dangerous conditions.
Storm clouds can be seen moving inland through Orlando as Hurricane Idalia creeps up Florida's Gulf Coast on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.with winds gusting over 130 mph, the National Hurricane Center said early Wednesday morning.
The storm is heading east-northeast and is expected to continue its northeastern trajectory toward Jacksonville and then to Georgia. The major storm's arrival to Florida coincides with a Blue Moon, a celestial event that occur once every two to three years, on Wednesday, August 30. The full moon brings higher high tide than usual.
This Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, 1:31 p.m. EDT satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Idalia, center, approaching Florida's Gulf Coast, and Hurricane Franklin, right, as it moves along the East coast of the United States, southwest of Bermuda.
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