that region uninhabitable for an extended period of time. several areas of idalia storm surge are expected to be higher than hurricane ian s last year, which you ll recall devastated the fort myers, florida, area and killed 149 people. in addition, hurricane force winds will extend 25 miles outward from wherever the storm makes landfall. the tallahassee national weather service says that the wind will likely cause significant damage, which also could leave the areas hit uninhabitable for several weeks or maybe even multiple months. as idalia tracks inland, officials are also warning of major coastal flooding between savannah, georgia, and charleston, south carolina, due to a high tide, which is already expected to be higher than normal due to the occurrence of a rare blue super moon. we have complete coverage all morning long. and starting us off, joining us
12 to 16 feet in the landfill zone. florida officials warn that surge could impact parts of the state up to 200 miles south into the tampa area. several areas of idalia storm surge expected to be higher than hurricane ian s last year which devastated the fort myers area killing 149 people. hurricane-force winds will extend 25 miles outward from wherever the storm makes landfill. the weather service says those powerful winds likely will cause significant damage, could leave the areas hit uninhabitable for an extended period as idalia tracks inland and officials warn of major coastal flooding between savannah, georgia, and up into charleston, south carolina, due to high tide, already expected to be higher than normal due to the occurrence of a rare blue supermoon. this is a view of hurricane idalia from the international space station as it passed over the massive storm yesterday. let s get to meteorologist bill karins for the latest. bill, i understand it s been downgraded to a category