Rapidly strengthening hurricane nears Gulf coast as officials warn of significant storm surge and destructive winds of up to 120mph
A rapidly intensifying Hurricane Idalia was closing in on Florida’s Gulf coast on Tuesday as residents in more than a dozen counties rushed to evacuate amid warnings of a life-threatening storm surge and destructive 120mph winds.
Landfall of the first major hurricane to strike the US this year was expected early Wednesday, following Idalia’s north-easterly march through the Gulf of Mexico from Cuba.
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