Hurricane Idalia, which struck western Cuba as a tropical storm, strengthened to Category 2 on Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's west coast where it is forecast to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday.
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Scores of businesses and other entities in western Florida announced they were closing as Hurricane Idalia moved closer to Florida's west coast Tuesday.
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