{"id":2016191,"date":"2023-08-29T22:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T02:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idalia-on-track-for-florida-daybreak-landfall\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T22:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T02:41:53","slug":"idalia-on-track-for-florida-daybreak-landfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idalia-on-track-for-florida-daybreak-landfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Idalia set to make landfall in Florida at daybreak."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fidalia-on-track-for-florida-daybreak-landfall%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=2016191&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Hurricane Idalia \u2064Intensifies, Threatens Florida&#8217;s Big Bend<\/h2>\n<p>Hurricane Idalia is rapidly gaining strength and \u200cheading towards Florida&#8217;s Big Bend. Forecasters and state officials are warning that its powerful 120 mile-per-hour\u200b winds could bring a devastating 15-foot wall of water \u2063when it makes landfall on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It is \u200bdefinitely going to hit the \u2064Big Bend\u2014everywhere\u2064 in the Big\u200d Bend,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As\u2063 of\u2064 Tuesday evening, Idalia has become a Category\u200d 2 hurricane \u2064with sustained\u2064 winds over 100 miles per\u200c hour. \u2063It is moving north at 16 mph, approximately 190 miles southwest of Tampa and 300 \u2062miles south of Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/florida-braces-for-15-foot-storm-surge-from-hurricane-idalia-5482519\">Florida Braces for 15-Foot Storm \u2063Surge From Hurricane\u200b Idalia<\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/29\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/florida-governor-desantis-holds-a-press-conference-in-tallahassee-on-hurricane-idalia-5482673\">Florida Governor DeSantis Holds a Press Conference \u200bin Tallahassee on Hurricane \u200bIdalia<\/a><br \/>\n          <span class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/29\/2023<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Idalia \u200cis \u2062expected to make landfall along the 130-mile stretch from\u2062 Florida&#8217;s\u200c Nature \u2063Coast to\u2063 the Aucilla River in the Big Bend area. The storm&#8217;s projected path has shifted westward, bringing it closer to the Panhandle \u200dand increasing the potential impact on counties like Leon, Jefferson,\u2062 and Collin.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The impact is\u200b going to \u200cbe further north and it is going \u200bto bring more direct impacts into \u200ccounties \u200clike Leon, Jefferson, and Collin counties,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Florida Gov. \u2064Ron \u200dDeSantis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The most immediate danger from Idalia is\u200b its projected storm surge, which has \u200cbeen steadily increasing \u200dsince\u2062 Monday. \u200dThe\u200d Big Bend area is expected \u200cto experience \u200ca\u200c major storm surge, \u200bcausing\u2064 significant impacts even in\u2064 areas not directly hit by the eye wall.<\/p>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s Gulf Coast, from south\u2062 of Tampa Bay to the Panhandle, \u200bis projected to see at least a\u200c 7-foot storm surge. Tampa\u2062 Bay, located about 150 miles south of the Big Bend, expects a 4-to-7 foot surge.<\/p>\n<h2>First\u2064 Hurricane for Big Bend \u200dSince 1896<\/h2>\n<p>Idalia has rapidly grown into a 150-mile wide hurricane within\u200d just four days. It is the \u2062first named storm\u2063 to\u200b make landfall in the United States\u200d this hurricane season.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Bend area, which has historically avoided direct landfall\u2064 from major \u2062hurricanes, is\u2062 facing \u2062an unprecedented event. The last major hurricane to hit the\u200b region was the Cedar\u200b Key storm in 1896.<\/p>\n<h2>Evacuations and Shelters<\/h2>\n<p>Evacuation orders are in place for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-idalia-intensifies-maintains-collision-course-for-floridas-big-bend\/\" title=\"Hurricane Idalia strengthens, heads towards Florida's Big Bend.\">tropical flood zones<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-alarmists-doomsday-glacier-is-coming-for-us-all\/\" title=\"Climate Alarmists: \u2018Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All\u2019\">low-lying coastal<\/a>\u2063 and inland areas across 28 counties. People living in these \u200careas are urged to evacuate \u200bimmediately.<\/p>\n<p>More than \u200bthree dozen shelters are open along \u2064Florida&#8217;s Gulf Coast, with additional shelters \u200dopening throughout the northern part of \u2062the state. Floridians are \u2063encouraged \u2062to seek shelter within the state and not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenflation-hurting-rural-america-more-than-urban\/\" title=\"Bidenflation Hurting Rural America More Than Urban\">drive long distances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For \u200cthose evacuating, \u200dhotels \u2064throughout the state are\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idalia-on-track-for-florida-daybreak-landfall\/\" title=\"Idalia set to make landfall in Florida at daybreak.\">offering real-time availability<\/a> through Expedia. Additionally,\u2062 hotels in Florida \u200chave waived their \u2064no-pet policies to accommodate evacuees with pets.<\/p>\n<h2>States of Emergency<\/h2>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of \u200cemergency in 49\u2062 of the state&#8217;s 67 counties. Inland Brevard, Orange, and Osceola\u2064 counties were added to the list on \u2064Tuesday. \u200dPresident Joe Biden\u2063 has\u200b also\u200b declared a federal state of emergency \u2062for Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Idalia is\u2063 projected\u2063 to move north into the Carolinas, prompting states like North\u2063 Carolina and Georgia to declare their \u2063own states of emergency.<\/p>\n<h2>National Guard and Coast\u2064 Guard<\/h2>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s National Guard has\u2064 been \u200bfully activated and positioned near expected landfall areas. The\u2063 Coast\u200d Guard is also prepared \u2064to respond to the storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Idalia strengthens, heading for Florida&#8217;s Big Bend. Predicted 120 mph winds and a 15-foot surge expected upon landfall after 8 a.m. Wednesday. 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