Blustery winds, gusty rain through Saturday, weather improves Sunday
It's not going to be a beach weekend
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It's not going to be a beach weekend
A flood guard is being built around the Manatee Memorial Hospital ahead of Hurricane Idalia’s imminent arrival. The Florida National Guard has installed the Tiger Dam flood barrier around the hospital as an alternative to sandbags as it can be rapidly deployed. Idalia is forecast to reach Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson wind scale, qualifying it as a major hurricane, when it reaches Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The Florida Emergency Management Agency has listed 28 counties with evacuation orders.
The Kootenay Region's Grand Forks community issued evacuation orders for 34 more properties Saturday afternoon, with more flooding anticipated through the weekend.
‘If anyone observes people tampering with tiger dams, road closure barricades or other emergency assets, please contact the RCMP,” the City of Grand Forks, B.C. said.
By Trevor Greene