{"id":2015648,"date":"2023-08-29T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-weather-service-warns-hurricane-idalia-poses-unprecedented-danger-to-florida\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:22:50","slug":"national-weather-service-warns-hurricane-idalia-poses-unprecedented-danger-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-weather-service-warns-hurricane-idalia-poses-unprecedented-danger-to-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"NWS: Hurricane Idalia Threatens Florida with Unprecedented Danger."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fnational-weather-service-warns-hurricane-idalia-poses-unprecedented-danger-to-florida%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=2015648&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>Hurricane Idalia Set to Make Unprecedented Impact on Florida<\/h2>\n<p>Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/in-an-escalating-forecast-tropical-storm-idalia-expected-to-hit-florida-as-major-hurricane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Idalia<\/a> is expected to careen into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> \u2064on Wednesday in a way not previously observed \u2063in recorded history, \u200daccording to forecasters working for\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tallahassee \u200boffice of the National Weather Service\u2064 (NWS)\u2062 warned on Tuesday that Idalia will \u201clikely be an\u200d unprecedented event for many locations in the Florida Big Bend,\u201d a moniker given\u200b to the region\u2062 where the state\u2019s panhandle connects to the peninsula \u200dalong the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Idalia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Idalia<\/a> will likely be an unprecedented event for\u2063 many \u200dlocations in the \u2064Florida Big Bend. Looking back through recorded history, NO major hurricanes have ever moved through the \u200cApalachee Bay. When you try to compare this storm\u2064 to others,\u200b DON&#8217;T. No one has \u200cseen\u2062 this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m9X8dcarc5\">pic.twitter.com\/m9X8dcarc5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSTallahassee\/status\/1696544257451216896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Potential Devastation<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doubling-spending-to-prepare-for-hurricanes-storms\/\" title=\"Biden Doubling Spending to Prepare for Hurricanes, Storms\">major hurricane<\/a> is one that is Category 3 or above, according to\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/aboutsshws.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind \u2063Scale<\/a>. As of midday \u200bon Tuesday, the forecast called \u2064for Idalia\u2019s \u200dcenter\u2064 to make landfall over the Big Bend region somewhere between Panama City and Tampa early on \u200bWednesday. Still, forecasters have cautioned\u200d that the storm\u2019s bands and impacts stretch far beyond just the core. They have \u2064also said the predicted track of\u2064 the\u200b storm\u200d may shift\u200b over time.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain, flooding,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-green-fraud-and-the-climate-lockdown\/\" title=\"GRAHAM: \u2018Green Fraud\u2019 And The Climate Lockdown\">storm surge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHC_Atlantic\/status\/1696539974072672413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up to 15\u2064 feet<\/a> \u200b above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-ufo-report-u-s-military-encounters-ufos-every-day-that-far-exceed-its-tech-capabilities\/\" title=\"Bombshell UFO Report: U.S. Military Encounters UFOs \u2018Every Day\u2019 That Far Exceed Its Tech, Capabilities\">ground level<\/a>, strong winds, and even \u2063tornados could affect Florida as well as\u200d neighboring \u2063states. After sweeping across Florida, Idalia may hug\u200b the coast and move northeast as a\u2062 diminished\u2062 system along the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas \u200cbefore \u200bcurling out to the Atlantic Ocean by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">11 AM EDT 29 Aug <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Idalia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Idalia<\/a> strengthens, with catastrophic storm surge\u200d expected in the Big Bend region. Residents\u2062 in \u200dthese areas \u200bshould \u2063follow any advice or evacuation \u200borders \u200cgiven by\u2064 local officials. Make sure to stay informed with latest updates at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tW4KeGe9uJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/tW4KeGe9uJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MkORCjjpi6\">pic.twitter.com\/MkORCjjpi6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bNational\u200d Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHC_Atlantic\/status\/1696539974072672413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Preparations and Evacuations<\/h3>\n<p>An assortment\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/evacuation-orders-issued-in-florida-as-idalia-approaches-hurricane-strength\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evacuation orders<\/a> \u200d have been given in counties in and around the Big Bend region. The NWS Tallahassee Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/tae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> preparations\u2063 and evacuations \u201cneed to be rushed to completion\u201d \u2064before sunset on Tuesday as conditions are expected to\u2062 \u201crapidly\u201d deteriorate into the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency \u2063shelters are opening up across\u2064 parts of Florida, \u200butility workers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hurricane-idalia-2023-duke-energy-outage-florida\/#:~:text=A%20Florida%20utility%20is%20preparing,before%20making%20landfall%20on%20Wednesday.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparing for \u200dwidespread power\u200c outages<\/a>, and tolls\u2062 have been suspended to \u2064facilitate travel. In addition, \u200dschools are closing across Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/heres-where-you-can-pick-up-sandbags-seminole-county-officials-monitor-invest-93l\/Q6HGNFOV6FFK3P43POUIQOS4RY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sandbags<\/a> are being \u200dmade available to residents, and\u200c Tampa International Airport <a href=\"https:\/\/news.tampaairport.com\/tampa-international-airport-to-close-early-tuesday-ahead-of-potential-major-hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended commercial operations<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1692980418669000&#038;usg=AOvVaw15MNQZ1U33fOZBroIc4gYb\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE \u2064DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Government Response<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIf you are under\u200c an evacuation order, remember\u2063 that you do NOT need to drive hundreds of miles. Find higher ground and listen to your local officials,\u201d Governor Ron DeSantis\u200d (R-FL) said in\u2064 a post to X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you are under an evacuation order,\u2063 remember that you do NOT need to drive hundreds of\u2062 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Find higher ground and listen to your local officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ronwZCfxb4\">pic.twitter.com\/ronwZCfxb4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1696530574587097269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August\u200c 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The governor\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/27\/desantis-pauses-campaigning-as-florida-faces-duel-crises-00113140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paused his presidential campaign<\/a> and has been working to oversee the state\u2019s \u200defforts to prepare for \u2064the storm. Desantis has\u200c directed people \u200cto follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLSERT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Division of Emergency Management<\/a> for the most up-to-date information and on Tuesday\u200d expanded the number of counties \u2063under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EO-23-175-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state of emergency to 49<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has also approved an emergency declaration for Florida, unlocking federal \u200cassistance for state,\u200b tribal, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-weather-service-warns-hurricane-idalia-poses-unprecedented-danger-to-florida\/\" title=\"NWS: Hurricane Idalia Threatens Florida with Unprecedented Danger.\">local response efforts \u200crelated<\/a> to Idalia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Idalia, set to hit Florida on Wednesday, is predicted to be unlike any other in history, say federal forecasters. Despite Florida&#8217;s experience with hurricanes, the NWS office in Tallahassee issued a warning, stating that Idalia will likely be an unprecedented event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2015649,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2015648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2015648","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2015648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2015649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2015648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2015648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2015648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}