{"id":588824,"date":"2023-08-28T01:34:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tropical-storm-idalia-threatens-florida-may-strengthen\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T01:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:34:16","slug":"tropical-storm-idalia-threatens-florida-may-strengthen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tropical-storm-idalia-threatens-florida-may-strengthen\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tropical Storm Idalia threatens Florida, may strengthen\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/6478a37523c418.88091078.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, posing a threat to Florida as forecasters predict it could strengthen into a hurricane this week, the National Hurricane Center said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Idalia is expected to become a hurricane over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and then turn northeast toward the west coast of Florida,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/mobile\/refresh\/MIATCDAT5+html\/MIATCDAT5_272059.html\">the National Hurricane Center said.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHC_Atlantic\/status\/1695911421547081779\/photo\/1\">an advisory Sunday<\/a>, forecasters said this could bring an increased risk of storm surges and hurricane-force winds along portions of Florida\u2019s west coast and the Florida Panhandle starting as early as Tuesday. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)\u00a0issued an executive order\u00a0Saturday declaring a state of emergency for the state\u2019s Gulf Coast in preparation for the storm. In\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZfM_FdaaKuc\">a briefing Sunday<\/a>, DeSantis said there is still uncertainty in the forecast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis thing hasn\u2019t even gotten to Cuba, and the water in the Gulf is very, very warm and so that will provide some fuel for this thing to pick up some more speed,\u201d DeSantis said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The National Hurricane Center issued a storm surge watch for the Gulf coast of Florida from Chokoloskee to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay while a hurricane watch was issued from Englewood to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it is too early to specify the exact location of where to expect the storm\u2019s impact, forecasters said residents along parts of the west coast of Florida, the Florida Panhandle and parts of the southeast U.S. can expect scattered flash and urban flooding by Tuesday into Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, told the Associated Press parts of Florida\u2019s west coast are at a risk of seawater surging onto land and flooding communities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it will not take a strong system or a direct hit to produce significant storm surge,\u201d he told the Associated Press. \u201cSo if you\u2019re anywhere along the Florida Peninsula, western Florida Peninsula, so let\u2019s say from about Fort Myers northward to the Panhandle, you\u2019ve really got to be paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Eastern Yucatan and western Cuba are expected to see heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Idalia as well, with the possibility of flash flooding and landslides across western Cuba. A Tropical Storm warning is currently in effect for the Yucatan Peninsula from Tulum to Rio Lagartos in Mexico, including Cozumel, and the Pinar del Rio Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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