Florida utility mobilizes 4,500 power line technicians and other personnel as major storm bears down on Gulf Coast.
toward the state's Gulf Coast region, where it is expected to turn into a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall on Wednesday.
Forecasters project that the storm system will make landfall along the west coast of Florida, threatening communities in central parts of the state, including cities like Orlando and Tampa, and up through the panhandle. Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Department help local residents load sandbags on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia, which forecasters warned could make landfall on Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane.
Ensuring that people have enough flashlights, batteries, bottled water, nonperishable foods, medicines and other necessities on hand, along with a portable, battery-operated radio, TV or weather radio.
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