The first photos of the floods in Florida after the impact of the “catastrophic” Hurricane Idalia

He hurricane idaliawhich made landfall this morning with 125 mile per hour (205 km/h) winds, has weakened and is now moving north-west of Florida as a category 2 hurricane and a dangerous storm surge.

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According to an update from National Hurricane Center (NHC) from USA, idalia It has winds of 110 miles per hour (175 km/h) and is a category 2 hurricane in the saffir simpson scale (out of a maximum of 5).

The region known asBig Bend” suffers the ravages of this potentially catastrophic cyclone that has millions of people on alert, because after hitting the coast with category 3 (that is, as a major hurricane) it will continue through the north of the state on its way to Georgia and the Carolinas.

At 9:00 a.m. (1:00 p.m. GMT) Idalia was moving toward the north-northeast at about 18 mph (30 km/h) and produced “a “catastrophic storm surge” along the coast of theBig Bend” of Florida and “winds harmful” that extend inland through the north of the state.

idalia was at that time only about 20 miles (30 km) south-southwest of Madisona rural town in northwestern Floridaand about 45 miles (70 km) south-southwest of Valdostain Georgia.

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 were invaded by the sea, as can be seen in these cameras scattered along the entire coast that allow you to see live and without risk the attacks of the hurricanes.

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

The authorities have warned that the greatest danger is the rise of the sea, which can rise up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) in some parts of the northeastern coast of Florida because of the combination of the storm surge and the spring tides of this time of summer.

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

The state has issued mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders for more than 1.6 million people before the arrival of idaliawhich with its winds and rains has left 268,280 homes and buildings without electricity on the northwest coast of Floridaaccording to data from the electricity companies collected by the web poweroutage.us.

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.

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

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

Meanwhile, Hurricane is expected Franklin I carried “tropical storm conditions” at Bermuda during the course of today, according to the NHC.

Franklinwith winds of 110 miles per hour (175 km/h), is located this morning about 180 miles (290 km) west-northwest of Bermudawhere the arrival and departure flights of the Airport L.F. Wade International.

The hurricane winds of Franklin they extend up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center, and tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles (260 kilometers).

Source: Elcomercio

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