Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist areas
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist areas

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning near Keaton Beach in the lightly populated region as a high-end Category 3 hurricane, becoming the first major storm to hit the Big Bend region since Hurricane Easy in 1950, according to the National Hurricane Center. “The counties of Florida’s Nature Coast believe that many people — our residents, and those who travel here from far away — think having a good time involves more than expensive restaurants, theme parks, and crowded beaches,” a website devoted to the region says. The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia “an unprecedented event” since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region. “But I told the governor and the mayor of the region that’s likely to be hit first that we’re there as long as it takes and make sure they have everything they need.” Because of the unique shape of the Big Bend coastline, Idalia “is going to bring some pretty massive storm surge,” said University at Albany atmospheric scientist Kristen Corbosiero.

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Hurricane Helene roars ashore in Florida
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene roars ashore in Florida

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region

Salon  

Hurricane Helene tore through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving behind a trail of devastation after the Category 4 hurricane made landfall Thursday night in the rural Big Bend in Florida, the Associated Press reported. Dramatic footage shows the astonishing force of Hurricane Helene's storm surge, with entire homes floating away in Steinhatchee, Florida. When the storm first arrived in …

Hurricane Debby makes landfall over Florida's Big Bend coast as Category 1 storm
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Debby makes landfall over Florida's Big Bend coast as Category 1 storm

Hindustan Times  

Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the potential for record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part of the state before stalling over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina. The storm made landfall in one of the least populated areas of Florida, …

No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

No power and nowhere to stay as rural Florida starts recovering from Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press  

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. — The worst of Hurricane Idalia left residents of a region of tight-knit communities trying to find places to live as they rebuild — if they decide it’s even worth it — and waiting potentially weeks for electricity to be restored after winds and water took out entire power grids. While the storm wreaked havoc on a …

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida the storm had grown into a Category 4 beast lurking off the state’s west coast, and the forecast called for it to continue intensifying up until landfall. “Eyewall replacement cycles are common in major hurricanes, and so when you see that, it does lead to some temporary weakening,” said …

Florida's residents return to find homes gone, towns devastated in path of powerful hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida's residents return to find homes gone, towns devastated in path of powerful hurricane Idalia

India TV News  

Hurricanes and tropical storms are nothing new in the South, but the sheer magnitude of damage from Idalia shocked Desmond Roberson as he toured what was left of his Georgia neighbourhood. “I had to turn around three times, just because roads were blocked off.” The storm had 90 mph winds when it made a direct hit on Valdosta on Wednesday, …

Tampa Bay area gets serious flooding but again dodges a direct hit from a major hurricane
1 year, 3 months ago

Tampa Bay area gets serious flooding but again dodges a direct hit from a major hurricane

Associated Press  

Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles away. “Tampa Bay avoided the worst again,” Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science, said via email. “The reality is we are not …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 on Wednesday morning bringing “catastrophic storm surge” …

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline
1 year, 3 months ago

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

NPR  

Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Urso/AP Chris Urso/AP This page is no longer being updated. Tropical storm Idalia battered the southeastern U.S. coastline early Thursday after slamming into Florida on Wednesday as a major hurricane and then rolling through parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Sponsor Message The storm initially …

Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills three in southeast US
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills three in southeast US

Al Jazeera  

Two of the deaths involved motorists caught in Idalia’s heavy rainfall, while a Georgia resident was struck by a tree. Rhome described a “heavy shield” of rain and heavy wind as Idalia pushed towards South Carolina on Wednesday evening and North Carolina by the early hours of Thursday, prompting tornado warnings along its path. “These flooding rains are often one …

Webcam footage shows Gulf Coast town entirely underwater as Hurricane Idalia barrels ahead
1 year, 3 months ago

Webcam footage shows Gulf Coast town entirely underwater as Hurricane Idalia barrels ahead

Raw Story  

Webcam footage taken on Wednesday morning shows the town of Steinhatchee, Florida entirely underwater as Hurricane Idalia barrels toward landfall. Miami Herald reporter Joey Flechas reports on Twitter that a webcam broadcasting from the Steinhatchee Marina shows waters completely overrunning the town. Hurricane Idalia overnight strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane as it approached the Gulf Coast, which means it …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm

Firstpost  

Most of Florida’s 21 million residents, and many in the adjacent states of Georgia and South Carolina, were under hurricane warnings and other storm-related advisories. Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall in an area not accustomed to such pummeling. Hurricane Idalia made …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as category 3 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as category 3 storm

Hindustan Times  

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida, hitting land near Keaton Beach in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm. This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows Hurricane Idalia making landfall in Florida on August 30, 2023, at 12h01UTC. Idalia barreled into the northwest Florida coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday …

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

Associated Press  

PERRY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “Things were just going so fast.. Everything was spinning.” …

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, expected to land as Category 4 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, expected to land as Category 4 storm

Firstpost  

The NHC said Idalia’s center would likely hit Florida’s coastline somewhere in the Big Bend region, where the state’s northern panhandle curves into the Gulf side of the Florida Peninsula, roughly bounded by the inland cities of Gainesville and Tallahassee, the state capital Hurricane Idalia gained fury on Tuesday as it crawled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, forcing mass evacuations in …

Florida braces to face powerful 155 kmph Hurricane Idalia, NASA releases horrific view from space
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces to face powerful 155 kmph Hurricane Idalia, NASA releases horrific view from space

India TV News  

As Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall, Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave by Tuesday. According to the weather report, Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 155 kph winds as it barrelled toward …

What we know about the damage in Florida from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

What we know about the damage in Florida from Hurricane Idalia

NPR  

What we know about the damage in Florida from Hurricane Idalia Now tropical storm Idalia came ashore in the Big Ben region of Florida. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Florida now, where officials are starting to assess the damage from Hurricane Idalia. NPR's Bobby Allyn has been following Idalia from Lake City, Fla. Hey there, Bobby. BOBBY HOOPER: It's going …

Hurricane Idalia strengthens to category 4 storm as it nears Florida
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia strengthens to category 4 storm as it nears Florida

Al Jazeera  

The storm, described as ‘an unprecedented event’, is projected to come ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region early on Wednesday. Hurricane Idalia has strengthened to a dangerous category 4 storm as it steams towards Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Idalia was projected to come ashore in the United States early on Wednesday …

What you need to know as Hurricane Idalia nears Florida
1 year, 3 months ago

What you need to know as Hurricane Idalia nears Florida

Al Jazeera  

Florida and adjacent states of Georgia and South Carolina have been placed under hurricane warnings and other storm-related advisories. Florida’s Gulf Coast is bracing for fierce winds, torrential rain and surging seawater from Idalia, which became “an extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday as it swirled towards a direct hit on the state’s Big Bend region. It attained “an …

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as storm builds over warm Gulf waters
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as storm builds over warm Gulf waters

Al Jazeera  

Idalia is expected to pummel the state as a Category 3 storm, crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. But the small island of Cedar Key, Florida, is among the coastal communities expected to face the brunt of Hurricane Idalia, which strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Tuesday afternoon. “That is a storm surge that — …

Photos: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida, southeast US
1 year, 3 months ago

Photos: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida, southeast US

Al Jazeera  

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, unleashing devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast. As the eye of the hurricane moved inland, high winds snapped trees and shredded signs, sending sheet metal flying. No major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting Florida’s Big Bend region, a curved area …

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power

LA Times  

Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with winds howling at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “Things were just going so fast.. Everything was spinning.” After coming ashore, …

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, threatening dangerous storm surge
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, threatening dangerous storm surge

India Today  

Hurricane Idalia gained fury over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday as it crawled toward Florida's Gulf Coast, forcing evacuations in low-lying coastal areas expected to be swamped when the powerful storm hits on Wednesday morning. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination next year, urged residents in vulnerable communities to heed orders to move to …

Rare blue supermoon could make Hurricane Idalia worse. Blame gravity
1 year, 3 months ago

Rare blue supermoon could make Hurricane Idalia worse. Blame gravity

India Today  

As Hurricane Idalia barrels towards Florida's west coast, a rare celestial event - a blue supermoon - threatens to exacerbate the storm's impact. The National Hurricane Center in the US has projected a storm surge of up to 15 feet along parts of Florida's west coast, with up to 7 feet expected in the Tampa Bay area. Hurricane Idalia intensified …

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast

NPR  

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Idalia came ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Florida's Gulf Coast is reeling from a major hurricane. It came ashore as a Category 3 storm with 125-mile-per-hour winds and what's being described as a catastrophic storm surge. ALLEN: Well, …

Hurricane Idalia prompts evacuations from Florida's Gulf Coast amid storm surge warning
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia prompts evacuations from Florida's Gulf Coast amid storm surge warning

Hindustan Times  

Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding. The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia “an unprecedented event” since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the …

Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall
1 year, 3 months ago

Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall

Associated Press  

A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm. The moon was closest to the Earth on Wednesday, the same day Idalia made landfall as a high-end Category 3 hurricane near Keaton Beach in Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph. …

Hurricane Idalia causes a wave of flight cancellations in West Florida, Tampa Airport hit hard
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia causes a wave of flight cancellations in West Florida, Tampa Airport hit hard

Hindustan Times  

As Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida's western coast, airports in the region are facing a wave of flight cancellations, aiming to ensure passenger safety during the storm. Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened as it neared Cuba and the abnormally hot waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, with forecasters predicting it could become a major hurricane before roaring ashore …

Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane
1 year, 3 months ago

Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane

Associated Press  

CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. “There will be trees on people’s house, trees across power lines.” At 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Idalia was …

Florida declares state of emergency over storm Idalia's predicted landfall
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida declares state of emergency over storm Idalia's predicted landfall

India Today  

Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges. It is the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a potentially big blow to the state, which …

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches

Al Jazeera  

Tropical Storm Idalia has become a hurricane, threatening to bring a deadly storm surge and dangerous winds to the Gulf Coast of Florida after lashing Cuba with heavy rain. Florida residents have been loading up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast to prepare for a storm that the National Hurricane Center projected could …

Hurricane Idalia eye comes ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla.
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia eye comes ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla.

NPR  

Hurricane Idalia eye comes ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla. Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images Follow our digital live coverage for the latest updates on this story. The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Idalia has come ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla. Idalia has sustained winds of 125 mph — which is a …

Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia’s expected landfall
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia’s expected landfall

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges. It is the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a potentially big blow to …

DeSantis urges Florida residents to prepare for incoming storm Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

DeSantis urges Florida residents to prepare for incoming storm Idalia

Al Jazeera  

Strengthening in Caribbean, storm is expected to hit US state’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week as ‘major hurricane’. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has urged residents of the southeastern US state to prepare for an incoming storm as Idalia strengthens in the Caribbean and is set to become a “major hurricane” before reaching Florida’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week. …

Idalia likely to intensify into hurricane, Florida braces for heavy rain, storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Idalia likely to intensify into hurricane, Florida braces for heavy rain, storm

India Today  

Tropical Storm Idalia has formed in the Caribbean and could strengthen into a hurricane, bringing high winds and storm surges to Cuba and Florida later this week. Idalia could cause life-threatening storm surge and flooding from heavy rains along parts of Florida's west coast and the Panhandle as early as Tuesday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. "If you are in …

Tropical storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on a ‘possible track’ towards US
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on a ‘possible track’ towards US

Hindustan Times  

Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico's Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it …

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Idalia was near the coast of Cuba Monday on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. “So if you’re anywhere along the Florida Peninsula, western Florida Peninsula, so let’s say from about Fort Myers northward to the Panhandle, you’ve really got to be paying attention.” …

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