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The 11 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center said Idalia is now expected to be an extremely dangerous Cat 4 storm when it makes landfall Wednesday in Florida, and stay a Cat 1 hurricane as it scrapes the Georgia, Carolina coast.
The 11 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center said Idalia is now expected to be an extremely dangerous Cat 4 storm when it makes landfall.
WYFF News 4 Chief Meteorologist Chris Justus said Hurricane Idalia gaining steam Tuesday night in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before slamming Florida, then scraping the Georgia and Carolina coastline.
A tornado watch is in effect in Lake, Marion, Sumter, and Polk counties until 6 a.m.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida and is expected to impact the state.