Category 3 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in northwestern Florida

the eye of hurricane idalia made landfall this Thursday on the northwest coast of Floridanearly keaton beachwith winds of 125 miles per hour (205 km/h), reported the US National Hurricane Center

The impact occurred around 7:45 a.m. local time (11:45 a.m. GMT), according to data from a hurricane-hunting plane from Air Force Reserveand sea levels in the area are rising rapidly, said the NHC in a special newsletter.

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In Cedar Keyfurther north of keaton beacha tidal measurement buoy of the Ocean and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) recorded a water level rise of 5.9 feet (1.7 meters).

The hurricane is now moving in a north-northeast direction at 18 miles per hour (30 km/h).

According to the winds registered by the plane hurricane chaser, idalia it was a hurricane with Category 3 winds when it made landfall. About two hours before landing, its winds were 130 miles per hour (225 km/h), that is, category 4.

According to him NHCalthough idalia should weaken after landfall, it is likely to remain a hurricane as it moves through southern Georgia and near the coast of Georgia or south of South Carolina late today.

Even if you move away from the coast, the storm surge combined with the natural tide It will continue to cause flooding in normally dry coastal areas.

The web cameras in the area of ​​the Big Bend showed shortly after dawn today a rough and swollen sea.

The beach boulevards of many coastal towns they were invaded by the seaas seen in those cameras scattered throughout the coast that allow you to see the hurricanes live without taking any risks.

the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantisrepeated this Thursday morning his call to “stay safe, not put life in danger”by enumerating the risks involved idalia and the forces that the state has prepared to respond to the emergency in areas such as health, the rescue of people, energy, connectivity and mobility.

Authorities have warned that the greatest danger is the rise of the sea, which can rise to more than 15 feet (4.5 meters) in some parts of the northeast Florida coast.

Upon the storm surge, DeSantis stressed: “It’s something big, big, very dangerous” what to stay away from.

In addition to hurricane and storm surge warnings for northwestern Florida, the NHC issued a hurricane warning this morning for the east coast of USA from Altamaha Sound in Georgia until Edisto Beach in South Carolina.

There are also minor warnings for areas of North Carolina and Virginia.

Source: Elcomercio

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