Hurricane Idalia forecasts expect storm to miss NY

Hurricane Idalia is not expected to have any impact on the Hudson Valley region or other parts of the northeast, according to the latest forecasts.

A tracking forecast map posted by USA Today on Wednesday showed that after the storm passes through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, it is expected to head out into the Atlantic Ocean.

The map shows the storm heading in an easterly direction as of Labor Day. By that time, it is forecast to have been downgraded to a tropical storm, with maximum winds of 50 mph.

Heavy rains arrive in Southport from Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday. Horns can be heard from ships trying to navigate the nearby Cape Fear River.
Heavy rains arrive in Southport from Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday. Horns can be heard from ships trying to navigate the nearby Cape Fear River.

Idaila made landfall Wednesday along Florida's Big Bend as a Category 3 tropical cyclone, driving storm surge for hours and flooding for hundreds of miles as it powered toward the Georgia border. Radar imagery indicated the eye of Idalia made landfall along the coast near Florida's Big Bend near Keaton Beach in Taylor County around 7:45 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center.

The most recent hurricane to make landfall in New York were the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit parts of the Hudson Valley in September 2021.

A number of Hudson Valley residents have winter homes in Florida. If you or someone you know are in the area being affected by Hurricane Idalia or possibly own a home there, or have other connections to the storm and would like to speak to us, call Mike Randall at 845-800-6576 or email him at mrandall@gannett.com.

Mike Randall covers breaking news for the Times Herald-Record, Poughkeepsie Journal and The Journal News/lohud. Reach him at mrandall@th-record.com or on Twitter @mikerandall845.

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