The giant storm is forecast to unleash once-in-a-lifetime strength across the US state.
, where it's expected to make landfall early Wednesday , bringing once-in-a-lifetime strength and storm surge levels to parts of the state's Gulf Coast.
The Tampa Bay area could see storm surge of 3m. Anything greater than four 1.7m of storm surge inundation in the Tampa Bay area would set a new record there. Urban search and rescue teams are on standby from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, while the US Army Corps of Engineers is set to support power generation missions, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told CNN on Tuesday.
"You do not have to leave the state," Florida Governor Rick DeSantis said. "Get to higher ground in a safe structure. You can ride the storm out there and go back to your home."A man carries a dog as he wades through a street in Cuba flooded by rains brought on by Hurricane Idalia,
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