Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and authorities warned of a “catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds” when the storm moves ashore later Wednesday morning.
Idalia was projected to come ashore as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of at least 130 mph (209 kph) in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. The result could be a big blow to a state still dealing with lingering damage from last year’s Hurricane Ian. It had grown into a Category 2 system on Tuesday afternoon and became a Category 3 just hours earlier Wednesday.
Keep denying climate change DeSantis. Bastard.
No no, you see the true cause of hurricanes and other natural disasters is wokeness and the LGBT community. Hie’s doing a great job tackling the real issues.
…/barfs
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Religious nuts won’t see this as divine intervention. But if it hit say a blue state, “God is punishing you for your transgressions!”
Living down here, I always find it funny when a hurricane is in the gulf - people start praying it doesn’t come their way. Like, yea God, fuck those people over there but we’re cool so fuck up their lives and not ours, please ok thanks.
Feeling very lucky in Ocala. We went from being told we’d get nailed with 60 - 70 mph winds and 6" of rain to an inch or 2 of rain and 30 mph winds. That shift north saved us but others will be unprepared because of it.
Feeling the same way. I’m glad you are safe though. It’s just best to be fully prepared if you are anywhere close to where they think it’s going. Couple hours outside the cone a couple days out? Get prepared because that cone can shift drastically so fast.
Hurry, strap desantis to a kite
Damn I’m misinformed I really thought it was weakening.
It isn’t weakening, but just get out a sharpie and change the path. Everyone saved!
I only have a marks-a-lot can I substitute that or do I need a divine sharpie?
That depends. Are you president of the United States?
I hear nuking hurricanes can help too.
It did weaken to Category 3 before it made landfall
Global warming denier country hit by hurricane made possible by global warming.
This f-ing thing was a tropical depression at the end of last week, and turned into a full Cat 4 just within the gulf within a few days.
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Not all of them.
They voted for a hurricane?
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