Tampa Bay braces for life-threatening storm surge as Idalia nears

Just shy of a year since Hurricane Ian battered Florida’s Gulf Coast, killing at least 150 people and leaving billions of dollars in wreckage, Tampa Bay residents and northern neighbors are bracing for another momentous threat. As of 11 p.m. Monday, the National Hurricane Center warned that Tropical Storm Idalia is likely to become a major hurricane — a Category 3 storm bearing winds of at ...

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