Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for dozens of counties over the weekend and prepositioned resources to provide immediate support for areas that will be impacted by Hurricane Idalia.
Major travel disruptions anticipated Tampa International Airport closed early on Tuesday morning due to Hurricane Idalia, and additional flight disruptions are expected into and out of Florida. St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport will close at 3 p.
m. on Tuesday, and United Airlines announced that it was adding additional flights from Orlando and Sarasota to help with the evacuation of travelers from the area.The population at risk of being impacted by Hurricane Idalia.declaring a state of emergency as a result of Tropical Storm Idalia, and the city of Jacksonville also declared a state of emergency that went into effect Monday morning. "In the Tampa Bay area, the odds are that the strongest winds will come from a general westerly direction," Norcross warned. "Park your car on the east side of a building, if possible."Hurricane Idalia is located about 135 miles to the west-southwest of the Dry Tortugas and 320 miles to the south-southwest of Tampa, and maximum sustained winds have increased to 80 mph. Hurricane Idalia is moving to the north at 14 mph.Hurricane Idalia is expected to continue to move to the north on Tuesday followed by a faster north-northeast motion later in the day on Tuesday into Wednesday.On that forecast track, the center of Idalia is expected to move over the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, reach the Gulf Coast of Florida within the Hurricane Warning area on Wednesday and move closer to the coast of the Carolinas on Thursday.Current watches/warnings for Hurricane Idalia. The middle of Longboat Key northward to the Ochlockonee River, including
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