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
record-breaking storm surge of 12 to 16 feet in the landfill zone. florida officials warning the surge could impact areas up to 200 miles south into the tampa area and may leave areas uninhabitable for an extended period of time. several areas expected to be higher even than hurricane ian s last year which devastated the fort myers area and killed 149 people. in addition, hurricane-force winds will extend 25 miles outward from wherever the storm makes landfill. the tallahassee national weather service says wind likely will cause significant damage there too. as idalia tracks inland, officials are warning of major coastal flooding between savannah, georgia, up into charleston, south carolina, due to a tide already expected to be higher than normal due to the occurrence of a rare blue supermoon. let s go right to bill karins for the latest on what is shaping up, bill, to be a very, very serious storm. yeah, good morning, willy.