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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Idalia to hit Florida as ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane

Satellite image of Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia is set to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast early today. Photograph: NOAA/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

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Florida’s Gulf Coast braced for fierce winds, torrential rain and surging seawater from Idalia, forecast to become “an extremely dangerous” category 4 hurricane, as it swirled toward a direct hit on the state’s Big Bend region.

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