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To a category 4 storm before it makes landfall in just hours on floridas big bend. You are looking at live pictures from cedar key where the rain is whipping sideways and whipping hard. Idalia is less than a 100 miles away from the Chore Churning with 120mileperhour winds. Forecasters are not mincing words. They describe it as dangerous, Life Threatening Oig and a Once In A Lifetime storm that could bring catastrophic storm surge of up to 16 feet in some places. We got new forecasts from the National Hurricane center and we have Team Coverage from the florida gulf coast. Sara sidner is down by the water in Crystal River. And it is a very different pibt from what we saw yesterday. What are you seeing on the the ground right now . Reporter we are starting to feel some of those bands. We are getting the wind now. We have also seen the rain as well. And of course the water extremely choppy and rising. Now, i want to get straight over to Derek Van Dam. He is joining us from tampa. Every hou
Hurricane center. Major update comes at 2 00 a. M. The reason why were getting hourly updates now is because the National Hurricane center can see this storm on Doppler Radar so these are position and intensity updates. We also have the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters en route to the storm that will give us critical new information. Not a major just yet. I think the nac is likely waiting for what the Hurricane Hunters have to say. Jane thats right. The information coming in from the flights has been peniche seeing the upgrades in the last beneficial in seeing the upgrades in the last couple of days. Ian each pass through the eye, they were finding lower pressure and higher winds. Well see what they find when they get there. Theyre likely less than an hour out at this point. Welcome back in To Fox Weather. Wed like to welcome all of our fox viewers tonight. Im ian oliver. Jane im jane minar. Were expecting idalia to reach the Major Hurricane Status at some point in the coming hours.
Idalia is now a category 1 hurricane and rap idly intensifying. Winds are picking up in florida as the states governor is urging people in the path of the storm to make their final preparations. Also, new Key Decisions could drop any day after a day of legal drama for donald trump and his federal trial date is set as the georgia trial date is in limbo. And plus, the wagner boss, the funeral that is to take place as the burial was held privately. Im Boris Sanchez in with Rahel Solomon For Kate And John and sara. This is cnn news central. Just into cnn, the National Hurricane center releasing an update on Hurricane Idalia moments ago. The storm is a category 1 hurricane expected to intensify rapidly into a potential category 3 hurricane when it slams into floridas Big Bend Area tomorrow. We have learned that the maximum sustained winds have increased to a maximum 85 Miles Per Hour. This is as Hurricane Idalia is moving towards the shore. This is the southernmost point of the United State
That localized inland flooding is a possibility as well. so not only are we getting the surge and the push of water into tampa bay, the major artery here being bay shore drive, bullpen we ve got heavy rainfall occurring within the city, within the town. that water wants to exit into the tampa bay. so what happens? well, the two waters kind of collide. the coastal water, the storm surge, and the inland flooding. and what do they do? water seeks its own level, so it goes up and that is what we anticipate to take place here in the coming minutes and hours. derrick van damage, thank you for showing us what is happening there in tampa . it is important for people to get out of the areas. and we ll check back in with