Hurricane Idalia 2023

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Hurricane Idalia made landfall in North West Florida just before 8 a.m. ET, August 30, 2023, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, Category 4 hurricane.

NHC is using a combination of 5-6 computer models including GFS model, Global Forecast System. 
EURO Model on BBC weather website, landfall position note this site provides time GMT

More on Hurricane Idalia

Storm surge damage may stretch about 200 miles along Florida’s west coast, past the Tampa Bay area, and the state’s Big Bend area could get 12-16 feet of storm surge.

The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee said “locations may be uninhabitable for several weeks or months” because of wind damage. Storm surge could prevent access, too.

Important storm tracking links:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/     National Hurricane Center

Florida Power Outages Map Provides up to date power outages throughout the state. Also, FPL.com/outage

Hurricane & Tropical Cyclones | Weather Underground (wunderground.com) Weather underground for severe weather

https://www.bbc.com/weather/map European world weather, zoom in to US.