Stacking this storm. janice, you are over at the big wall. this could be the biggest, most powerful storm to hit the big bend of florida in 100 years. yeah. absolutely. we are talking about a 12-foot storm surge. the last time the big bend felt a 12-foot storm surge was back in the 1990s. take a look at 75 mile-per-hour sustained winds it. became a hurricane just last hour. hurricane hunters are going to be going inside the storm to see where the winds are the strongest winds. and we re going to be starting to feel the impacts right now nw along the west coast of florida around the keys. we also have franklin by the way out in the atlantic. that was a major hurricane, still is. but this one is going to make impact across the big bend. this is what i m concerned with, the storm surge. this is all about the storm surge because this area is so vulnerable. the continental shelf is right there along that big bend, along the west coast of florida. so it s water on top of a shelf that s goi
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For the possibility of life-threatening storm. it s life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic damage. it s better to be prepared vs. not prepared and have regrets. since i have been up this morning, people have been back and forth hauling trash, hauling boats. getting everything put away the best they can. hoping and praying for the best. hoping for the best. you know, we do this each time we leave every single time. but this one looks like a biggy. steve: it does look like a biggy. much of cuba and yucatan peninsula already seeing severe damage and flooding because the storm ride out there. governor ron desantis warning florida could face even worse than the yucatan. close to the cone, you should assume that there s going to be noticeable impact. and some of these impacts could end up becoming catastrophic. so. buckle up for this one. it s going to be a major hurricane. steve: indeed. let s bring in senior meteorologist janice dean who is
Safely. the problem is on the rise. tsh we one hell of a traffic jam. you better watch out and move. [screams] the u.s. open is underway with the game s biggest stars showing off swings in the last grand slam of the year. you kind of got to go w. djokovic. he is the guy to beat. ainsley: straight to a fox weather alert. we are tracking hurricane idalia all morning long. the storm strengthening to a cat 1 about an hour ago as it is swirling off cuba and barreling toward the coast of florida. idalia is expected to grow even stronger before making landfall tomorrow morning. brian: here we go a state of emergency has been declared in dozens of counties. and with mandatory evacuations underway tampa international airport grounding all flights today. people across florida preparing