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CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/idalia-strengthens-over-warm-gulf-of-mexico-waters-as-it-steams-toward-florida/">Read More</a>
CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 100 mph (155 kph) winds on Tuesday as it barreled toward<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/hurricane-idalia-strengthens-into-a-category-2-storm-with-100-mph-winds/">Read More</a>
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.