The Latest Breaking News from Idalia

Forecasters say it will be a major hurricane by the time it hits land Wednesday morning.

Rapidly strengthening hurricane nears Gulf coast as officials warn of significant storm surge and destructive winds

What you need to know as residents of the Sunshine State are ordered to evacuate

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Residents load up on sandbags and evacuate homes ahead of potential flooding

Florida residents are evacuating from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as forecasters predict that Tropical Storm Idalia will hit the state as a major hurricane by Wednesday

Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days.

The University of Florida is altering its travel plans for the football team’s season opener at No. 14 Utah in hopes of avoiding Tropical Storm Idalia

Florida officials are warning drivers of “potentially widespread fuel contamination” impacting gas stations across the state's west coast as residents brace for Tropical Storm Idalia’s expected landfall later this week

Forecasters warn of the possibility of dangerous storm surges caused by Idalia and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that some residents in coastal areas may have to evacuate.

Strengthening in Caribbean, storm is expected to hit US state’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week as ‘major hurricane’.