{"id":2015876,"date":"2023-08-29T17:43:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-weather-service-projects-hurricane-idalia-will-be-unprecedented-event-with-impassable-escape-routes\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:45:34","slug":"national-weather-service-projects-hurricane-idalia-will-be-unprecedented-event-with-impassable-escape-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-weather-service-projects-hurricane-idalia-will-be-unprecedented-event-with-impassable-escape-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Idalia predicted to be an &#8216;unprecedented event&#8217; with &#8216;impassable&#8217; escape routes, warns National Weather Service."},"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\">32<\/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-projects-hurricane-idalia-will-be-unprecedented-event-with-impassable-escape-routes%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=2015876&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>The National Weather Service Warns of Unprecedented Threat from Hurricane Idalia<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200dNational Weather Service is not\u2062 mincing \u200cwords about the threat Florida might face from Hurricane Idalia.<\/p>\n<p>The storm was closing in on Florida\u2019s Gulf \u200dCoast on Tuesday afternoon with a \u2062projected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nhtsa-confirms-fire-marshals-worst-fears-ev-fires-hurricane-ian\/\">landfall<\/a> of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Idalia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Idalia<\/a> is strengthening \u200cand rapid intensification is still forecast to occur today and \u200binto landfall sometime Wednesday morning. \u2062A slight west shift in the track did occur\u2063 but users are reminded to not focus on the center, impacts \u2064will occur over a large area. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FLwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FLwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GAwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GAwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OpcWK4cXFD\">pic.twitter.com\/OpcWK4cXFD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSTallahassee\/status\/1696544259615412317?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earthquake-off-the-alaska-coast-triggers-brief-tsunami-advisory-sending-some-residents-to-shelters\/\" title=\"Alaska coast earthquake prompts tsunami advisory, residents seek shelter.\">weather\u2062 service<\/a>\u2063 said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-hurricane-ian-behind-the-numbers-of-a-historic-storm\/\">rising water<\/a> could pose a serious threat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heavy rainfall\u2064 and the potential for tornadoes are forecast as well. The threats for these hazards will be greatest generally along \u2064and east of where <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Idalia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Idalia<\/a> \u200b will travel.\u2063 Rain begins to move in tonight and the tornado threat will increase early Wed morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FLwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FLwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ALwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GAwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GAwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WJ9IMb18hY\">pic.twitter.com\/WJ9IMb18hY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSTallahassee\/status\/1696544264342429949?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As of 2 p.m. Tuesday Eastern time, Idalia was 130 miles west-northwest of the Dry Tortugas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-weather-service-projects-hurricane-idalia-will-be-unprecedented-event-with-impassable-escape-routes\/\" title=\"Hurricane Idalia predicted to be an 'unprecedented event' with 'impassable' escape routes, warns National Weather Service.\">240 miles south-southwest<\/a> of Tampa. The Category 1 hurricane was moving north at \u200b15 mph, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/text\/refresh\/MIATCPAT5+shtml\/291744.shtml?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hurricane Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA faster motion toward the north and north-northeast is expected through \u200bearly Wednesday while Idalia approaches the Gulf \u2064Coast of Florida.\u2064 A turn toward the northeast and east-northeast is forecast \u2062late Wednesday and Thursday, bringing the center of Idalia near or along the coasts of\u2064 Georgia and the Carolinas,\u201d the center\u2019s update said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRapid intensification \u2064is expected before landfall, and Idalia is forecast to be a \u2063major\u200d hurricane when it reaches the Gulf coast \u200dof Florida \u2064Wednesday \u200bmorning,\u201d it\u2062 warned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hurricane Idalia update: The \u200ccatastrophic storm\u2063 surge could begin flooding Florida\u2019s west coast as early as tonight, according to the National Hurricane Center\u2019s latest \u200bupdate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ro32X8tuFO\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ro32X8tuFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 South Florida Sun Sentinel \u2063(@SunSentinel) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSentinel\/status\/1696594558807650451?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rain\u200c will vary by location, with parts \u200dof Florida\u2019s west coast and its Panhandle, \u2063southeast Georgia and the eastern parts of the Carolinas expected to get 4 to 8 \u2064inches of rain between Tuesday and Thursday. Parts of Florida\u200b near the storm\u2019s landfall could see a foot of rain,\u200c the hurricane center predicted.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-ian-strengthens-to-category-3-storm-heads-for-dangerous-strike-on-florida\/\" title=\"Hurricane Ian Strengthens to Category 3 Storm, Heads for Dangerous Strike on Florida\">peak storm surge<\/a>, if it arrived at high tide, was\u200b estimated at 10 to 15 feet in the\u200c area between the Aucilla River and Yankeetown and 4 to 7 feet in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>With evacuation orders and school closures already\u2064 in effect, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged residents to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-southwest-florida-in-tatters-2-days-after-hurricane-ians-rampage\/\">get out of range<\/a> of the surge, according to the\u2062 South Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2023\/08\/29\/hurricane-idalia-forms-as-floridas-gulf-coast-braces-for-direct-hit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun-Sentinel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re there \u200cin that storm\u200d surge, \u2063you\u2019re putting your\u200d life in jeopardy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Governor Ron DeSantis Gives Update on Hurricane Idalia From Lake City Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WclR1Xsgju\">https:\/\/t.co\/WclR1Xsgju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron\u200d DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1696581212603834853?\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPlease heed those orders. You don\u2019t have to\u200c leave the state. You don\u2019t\u200c have to go hundreds\u200c of miles, you can go \u2064to a \u200dshelter in a different part of your county, go to a friend\u2019s house in\u2064 an \u2064area that is not going to be susceptible to the storm surge, or\u200d a hotel \u2014 all these things are good to do,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/national-weather-service-projects-hurricane-idalia-will-unprecedented-event-impassable-escape-routes\/\">National Weather Service Projects Hurricane Idalia Will Be &#8216;Unprecedented Event&#8217; with\u200c &#8216;Impassable&#8217; Escape Routes<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Weather Service warns of Hurricane Idalia&#8217;s severe threat to Florida. The storm approaches the Gulf Coast, expected to make landfall Wednesday morning. It predicts an unprecedented event for several areas in the Florida Big Bend. 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