Idalia officially became a hurricane Tuesday morning and is expected to use warm Gulf of Mexico waters to fuel its rapid intensification.
The National Hurricane Center said Idalia officially became a hurricane early Tuesday morning and is now recording top sustained winds of 85 mph.
The Atlantic Coast isn't immune to the storm's impacts as tropical storm warnings are in place from Sebastian Inlet, Florida, to South Santee River, South Carolina, as it is expected to remain a powerful storm for some time after making landfall. What kept Idalia from rapidly strengthening was that it lacked an inner core. The National Hurricane Center said now that an inner core is present, the hurricane should go from Category 1 to a Category 3 in a matter of 24 hours.
On Monday, when Idalia was churning off the western tip of Cuba as a tropical storm, Florida residents were urged to prepare. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis activated 5,500 members of the state's National Guard. "Storm surge can be life-threatening at just 2 to 3 feet. Some of these areas are going to experience storm surge well over 7 foot. There's not a person in this room that's over 7 foot tall," Kevin Guthrie, Florida's director of the Division of Emergency Management, said.
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