Hurricane watch issued for Florida's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches

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Hurricane watch issued for Florida's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches
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Tropical Storm Idalia has developed in the Caribbean Sea and will pose a risk to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico coast early next week.

A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast as the state braces for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane and make landfall this week. The hurricane watch stretches from Englewood to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay, according to the National Hurricane Center’s Sunday afternoon update.

As of Sunday afternoon, a tropical storm warning is in effect for Yucatán Peninsula from Tulum to Río Lagartos and Pinar del Río in Cuba; a storm surge watch is in effect for Chokoloskee to Indian Pass, Florida; a hurricane watch is in effect for Englewood to Indian Pass, Florida; and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Isle of Youth in Cuba, south of Englewood to Chokoloskee, Florida and Dry Tortugas, Florida.

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