Idalia could approach Florida on Wednesday with winds of up to 100 mph, according to the Hurricane Center. That would make it a Category 2 hurricane.
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday off the coast of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Idalia has formed and is forecast to move into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthen into a hurricane in the next two days. Landfall could come along Florida's Gulf Coast by Wednesday. The track and intensity forecasts for the storm are still very uncertain, so forecast shifts are expected.
Large parts of the western coast of Florida are at risk of seawater surging onto land and flooding communities when a tropical storm or hurricane approaches. That part of Florida is very vulnerable to storm surges, Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, said Sunday. At the popular Bridge Tender Inn in Bradenton Beach, a large tent covering the tiki bar area where musicians play might have to be taken down in preparation for Idalia, assistant manager Shannon Dunnan said Sunday.But at this point, plans are for the establishment to stay open, Dunnan said.
“This will ensure you can evacuate tens of miles inland to a safe location should the need arise,” the Florida Division of Emergency Management said on social media.
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