Hurricane Idalia heads toward Florida: See spaghetti models, path and storm activity
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lorida is watching the Gulf of Mexico after Idalia increased to hurricane strength early Tuesday 370 miles south-southwest of Tampa. Idalia is expected to intensify and dart north toward Florida's west coast. It still remains to be seen how Tallahassee and Leon County will be affected.
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Idalia could intensify to a Category 3 major hurricane before making landfall. There were 33 Florida counties under a state of emergency after a declaration Saturday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Where will Hurricane Idalia go? Where will landfall happen? Keep checking here to keep track.
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This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Hurricane Idalia path. spaghetti models, storm tracker Florida
