![]() ![]() A warning is issued when those conditions are expected within 36 hours.) Watches And Warnings (A watch is issued when tropical storm or hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours. Some low-lying areas have seen inundation from this coastal flooding. Water levels were about 1 to 2 feet above normal from Naples to Fort Myers and the Tampa Bay area with the Tuesday midday high tide. Several locations in south and southwest Florida have clocked wind gusts over 40 mph, and a few locations have topped 50 mph gusts in those rainbands. Outer bands of rain containing gusty winds continue to swing into much of Florida, and parts of south Georgia. Maximum sustained winds have increased by 35 mph over the past 24 hours, meeting the rapid intensification threshold. Here's where Idalia is now and where it's headed next: The center of the hurricane is over the Gulf of Mexico south of Tallahassee. Parts of south Georgia and the Carolinas will also see significant impacts from Idalia, including damaging winds, flooding rain and tornadoes. ![]() Hurricane Idalia is rapidly intensifying over the Gulf of Mexico, headed for a Florida Gulf Coast landfall Wednesday with catastrophic, life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds and flooding rain. Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter and get the latest news and updates on Idalia’s path delivered straight to your inbox each weekday morning. ![]()
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