the news. thank you so, much good evening everyone, i'm laura coates and this is cnn tonight. our breaking news, a brand-new forecast for hurricane idalia, the storm rapidly intensifying as its lashing florida ahead of what is feared to be a catastrophic landfall on the states west coast in just a matter of hours. potentially deadly storm surge and hurricane conditions expected not only tonight, but also tomorrow. officials say that the surge could be a once in a lifetime event. idalia is now a category two, with maximum winds of 110 miles per hour. it is now forecast to become a powerful category four, before landfall tomorrow morning. we have got to 49 florida counties that are under states of emergency as we speak and as they are waiting to see what the next few hours will bring. we'll be covering everything as only cnn can tonight. we have got to teams out across

Related Keywords

Big Swirling Storm , Florida , Hurricane Idalia , News , Everyone , Cnn , Forecast , Breaking News , Lashing , Laura Coates , Storm Surge , Officials , Surge , Landfall , Matter , West Coast , Hurricane Conditions , Once In A Lifetime , Winds , Category , Event , 110 , Two , Four , Everything , States , Teams , Counties , Emergency , 49 ,