By Maria Alejandra Cardona and Marco Bello STEINHATCHEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Gulf Coast braced on Wednesday for fierce winds, torrential rai.
Florida's Gulf Coast braced on Wednesday for fierce winds, torrential rain and surging seawater from Idalia, forecast to become "an extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, as it swirled toward a direct hit on the state's Big Bend region. Idalia's fury steadily intensified on Tuesday, drawing energy from the warm, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico, while millions of people in the storm's path tied down boats, boarded up windows, sandbagged their properties and headed for higher ground. Mandatory evacuation orders had been issued in at least 28 of Florida's 67 counties as of Tuesday night.
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By Maria Alejandra Cardona and Marco Bello STEINHATCHEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Gulf Coast braced on Wednesday for fierce winds, torrential rai.
By Maria Alejandra Cardona and Marco Bello STEINHATCHEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Gulf Coast braced on Wednesday for fierce winds, torrential rai.