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Florida evacuated 4,000 prisoners from nearly three dozen facilities statewide ahead of approaching Hurricane Idalia, moving inmates to more robust buildings.

>> ian: this is infrared satellite you can see the eye that opened up as an indication the inner core was fully formed at this point and all green lights for intensification. it is two separate points, three hours apart. there is some component off to the east. moving off to the northeast, wobbling back and forth but also a burst of convection. very powerful storms on the west side perhaps that pulls it back just to touch. it is dixie county then into taylor county. thank you for watching with us

That's not even close to what that will peak out in as this storm gets a bit closer, but you could see this history line there. i wanted to point that out. myself and bryan norcross earlier this afternoon, we were watching this storm right along that meridian right there. this wobbles back-and-forth. that's how hurricanes move. if you stare at 'em, you see it move a little bit to the right, a little bit to the left. this motion, though, is definitely starting to leak farther off to the east. that was expected to be the case which will bring this into the eastern portion. big bend or a portion ...

How is Florida bracing for a Category 3 hurricane? How Hurricane Idalia could impact flights. Twenty counties are under evacuation order or warning.

Hurricane Idalia is projected to bring dangerous winds and flooding to the Florida Gulf Coast this week, with some evacuation orders in place for coastal communities.