The National Hurricane Centre projected Idalia could have sustained winds of up to 120mph, making it a Category 3 hurricane
– a potentially big blow to a state still dealing with lingering damage from last year’s Hurricane Ian.
Residents were evacuated to the homes of friends and relatives homes as up to 10 centimetres of rain fell, meteorological stations reported.At 8am ET on Wednesday Idalia was about 320 miles south-west of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 80mph, moving north at a speed of 14mph. Eric Blake, a specialist at the National Hurricane Centre in Miami, said on Tuesday morning: “The stage is set for Idalia to rapidly intensify before landfall.
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