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A Hernando Beach home authorities believe was vacant was deemed a total loss Wednesday morning after catching fire amidst Hurricane Idalia.

Neighbors reportedly used water hoses to prevent embers from causing additional fires in the midst of the storm surge.

"You never know what could have washed in with the flooding," a Florida sheriffs office warned.

A reportedly vacant home in Hernando Beach, Florida, burnt down after firefighters were unable to pass through flooded roadways to extinguish it. Hurricane…

A Hernando Beach home authorities believe was vacant was deemed a total loss Wednesday morning after catching fire amidst Hurricane Idalia.

A Hernando Beach home authorities believe was vacant was deemed a total loss Wednesday morning after catching fire amidst Hurricane Idalia.

Tropical Storm Idalia was "lingering" near western Cuba late Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Idalia was forecast to intensify as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast.      

Scores of businesses and other entities in western Florida announced they were closing as Hurricane Idalia moved closer to Florida's west coast Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Idalia was "lingering" near western Cuba late Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.