Hurricane Idalia is expected to strike the Florida coast as a Category 3 major hurricane and move over the Tallahassee region over a 12-hour period starting at 2 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday expanded the state of emergency to include 49 counties in Florida, up from 46 on Monday, readying for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall. That’s about three-quarters of the counties in the entire state. Additionally, at least 22 counties have issued evacuation orders in certain low-lying and vulnerable areas, DeSantis said Tuesday as he warned the public to seek shelter. .