Some 1.6 million people in the US State of Florida were to evacuate their homes in the coming hours as Hurricane Idalia has been ... of the state with Category 3 winds (111 mph or 178 kph) Wednesday.

Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast on the morning of August 30 as a Category 3 storm with wind speeds of 125 miles per hour. Major print news outlets such as The Associated Press ...

Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam ... team coverage of the latest wind event to create a wildfire ...

Two people have died and “incalculable damage” was caused by Idalia as it hit ... Category 4 status with winds up to 131 mph before hitting as a Category 3 hurricane. A spokesperson for ...

Associated Press Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 7:46 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 7:46 a.m. TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm ...

Everything was spinning.” After coming ashore, Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach at 7:45 a.m. as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds about 125 mph. It had weakened ...

Tampa avoided a direct hit from Idalia, but the impacts from the hurricane’s wind and rain show how vulnerable the entire region is to major storms, said Jeff Masters, a former hurricane ...

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning along the western coast of Florida. Early images show the destructive force of the wind, with gusts up to 125mph (201kmph), and flooding brought by ...

By that time, it was forecast to reach Category 3 strength - classified as a major hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of at least 179kmph - on the five-step Saffir-Simpson wind scale. Idalia ...

The bridges to Hilton Head Island rarely close for hazardous weather, but town officials and the South Carolina Department of Transportation are monitoring Hurricane Helene and potential dangers to ...