damage. todd: we are uch waing fox and friends first on tuesday morning, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. governor ron desantis is warning residents to be alert and prepared for the worse. assume there will be noticeable impact that could become catastrophic. this storm is storm most people thought would end a tropical storm or maybe a category 1, almost every time they have updated this, they said it will get stronger. buckle up for this one, it will be a major hurricane. ashley: senior fox meteorologist janice dean is tracking this storm this morning. janice: we have a hurricane and expect this storm to intensify to major hurricane category 3 or 4. take a look at it. 5 a.m., 75 mile per hour sustained winds kicking up along the west coast of florida. this is going to be a big impact event for the big bend of florida and places along the west coast need to take precaution and areas across georgia and carolinas have to be preparing
Whatever. job satis faction. john eastman, if you can t watch live, set your dvr. jesse is next. todd: we begin with a fox weather alert. idalia is predicted to get stronger before making landfall in the sunshine state tomorrow morning. state of emergency declared in 46 counties with mandatory evacuations under 2k4r9way. ashley: the storm could reopen thursday morning. residents are boarding up homes and seeking shelter to limit what could be catastrophic
Only pay for what you need. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. todd: fox weather alert. idalia a hurricane 1 hurricane and predicted to get stronger before making landfall tomorrow morning. state of emergency declared in 46 counties with mandatory evacuations your honor yooway. ashley: brita, what are you seeing so far this morning? it is eerie calm before the storm. i m along the shores of tampa. we have beautiful full moon. for tampa bay, that is largest concern, storm surge. so many times in the last several years, tampa bay has been close to impact. irma was most notable.
They ended up seeing a reverse surge and water emptied out of tampa bay. saw dramatic images of folks walking out on exposed bed in tampa bay. this is reverse, the angle of approach could be worst case for tampa bay. we had to switch our hotel yesterday three times because hotels are evacuating. if you have been asked to leave, do so. we are facing the last 24 hours, when you look at satellite, this storm is in the gulf of mexico. conditions are going downhill and wherever you are tonight in florida where be where you are riding out what idalia could be lashing out. big bend, cedar key, that is