Category 4 Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida #Shorts

Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida as a Category 4. The National Weather Service warns it can be a “life-threatening, dangerous situation.”

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Hurricane Idalia intensified Wednesday to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 130 mph, just 90 miles from the state’s capital Tallahassee and bearing down on Florida’s Big Bend with “catastrophic” storm surge.

Ryan Truchelut, Chief Meteorologist at WeatherTiger who provides forecasts for the USA TODAY Network, said the storm should crash onto the shore somewhere south of Perry in central Taylor County between 8 and 9 a.m. In the 5 a.m. National Weather Service update, Idalia was reported to be speeding north-northeast at 18 mph. Idalia could continue to strengthen before it reaches the coast later this morning, the update warned.

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