{"id":2014228,"date":"2023-08-28T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-issues-warning-as-idalia-forecast-to-hit-florida-as-a-hurricane\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T12:45:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:45:05","slug":"desantis-issues-warning-as-idalia-forecast-to-hit-florida-as-a-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-issues-warning-as-idalia-forecast-to-hit-florida-as-a-hurricane\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis warns as Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-issues-warning-as-idalia-forecast-to-hit-florida-as-a-hurricane%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tropical Storm Idalia Set to Strengthen into Category \u20643 Hurricane<\/h2>\n<p>Tropical Storm Idalia is\u2064 on track to become a\u200c powerful Category 3 hurricane as it approaches Florida&#8217;s Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-issues-warning-as-idalia-forecast-to-hit-florida-as-a-hurricane\/\" title=\"DeSantis warns as Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida.\">latest\u200d forecast model released<\/a> by the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The storm, currently with winds of 65 mph\u200c and \u2063nearing Category 1 strength, is about 90 miles south of Cuba&#8217;s western portion. NHC forecasters have already issued\u2063 tropical storm\u200b warnings for Florida&#8217;s Dry Tortugas, an island located west \u2063of the Florida Keys.<\/p>\n<p>It is highly likely that hurricane warnings will be issued for Florida in the next \u2062few hours. The NHC stated on Monday that Idalia is expected to become a hurricane as it nears western Cuba later today, with &#8220;life-threatening&#8221; conditions becoming increasingly likely for parts of the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-declares-emergency-in-33-florida-counties-as-storm-system-gathers-steam-5481187\">DeSantis Declares Emergency in 33 Florida Counties as Storm System Gathers Steam<\/a> \u2063 &#8211; 8\/26\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/racially-motivated-jacksonville-shooter-20-was-being-monitored-broadcast-3-manifestos-police-5481339\">&#8216;Racially-Motivated&#8217; Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, \u2063Leaves 3 People and Shooter Dead: Sheriff<\/a> &#8211; 8\/27\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This \u200cmotion should continue through Tuesday as Idalia moves between a mid-level trough over the central Gulf of Mexico and a strengthening ridge over the Greater Antilles,&#8221; stated the NHC&#8217;s forecast discussion. &#8220;The storm \u2063is likely to move \u200cfaster to the north-northeast and northeast by early Wednesday due to a deeper trough that is expected to swing \u2062across the mid-western United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The NHC emphasized that while the new forecast\u200c is similar to the previous one, even a small deviation in the track could significantly alter Idalia&#8217;s landfall location in Florida along \u200cthe west coast of the state.<\/p>\n<p>As the storm gains strength and approaches\u2064 the United States, Florida Governor Ron\u2063 DeSantis, a Republican 2024 presidential candidate, issued\u200d a warning to \u200dresidents during a news conference on Sunday. \u200cHe\u200c urged all Gulf Coast residents to stay alert, as the storm&#8217;s \u200cpath may wobble and change direction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would just caution people to remain vigilant,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I would just say to anybody\u2062 on the Gulf Coast, certainly from Tampa all the way up to places like Bay County, you should absolutely be very vigilant right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064governor also stressed the importance of following the storm&#8217;s track\u2063 and declared a state of emergency for 33 Florida counties\u200d ahead of Idalia&#8217;s landfall. He encouraged municipalities and electric \u2062companies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-warns-floridians-to-be-vigilant-as-idalia-approaches\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges Floridians to stay alert as Idalia nears.\">accept mutual aid<\/a> to expedite\u200d power restoration after the storm, citing the faster\u200b recovery experienced by areas that accepted mutual aid after Hurricane\u200d Ian last year.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Republican presidential\u2062 candidate \u200cand Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa State Fair\u200b in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, \u20622023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The western\u2063 coast of Florida is particularly vulnerable to storm surges when tropical storms or hurricanes \u2062approach. Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, warned on Sunday that even a relatively\u200d weak system or \u200da near miss could result in\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-florida-mayors-about-hurricane-ian-but-excludes-gov-desantis\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Florida Mayors About Hurricane Ian but Excludes Gov. DeSantis\">significant storm surge<\/a>. \u200dHe urged residents\u2063 along the Florida Peninsula, from Fort Myers northward to the Panhandle, \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pull-up-your-pants-don-lemons-advice-to-black-community-has-changed-a-lot-since-2013\/\" title=\"\u201cPull Up Your Pants!\u201d Don Lemon\u2019s Advice To Black Community Has Changed A Lot Since 2013\">pay close attention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Mexico&#8217;s National \u2064Meteorological Service\u2064 issued a warning for intense torrential rains and strong\u200c winds in the Yucatan Peninsula, with potential waves and flooding in coastal cities of the Yucat\u00e1n and Quintana Roo states.<\/p>\n<p>Florida emergency officials advised residents to keep their \u200dvehicle gas tanks at least half-full in case of evacuation. The Florida Division of Emergency Management emphasized the importance of being prepared to evacuate to a safe location tens of miles inland if\u200d necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Florida has \u2063already mobilized 1,100 National Guard members\u200d and has a\u200d fleet of 2,400 high-water vehicles available \u200cfor \u200dresponse efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane as it hits Florida&#8217;s Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning. The U.S. National Hurricane Center&#8217;s latest forecast model predicts this, as the storm currently has 65 mph winds and is close to reaching Category 1 strength. It is approximately 90 miles away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":2014229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2014228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2014229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}