29 Aug 2023 10:12 pm
- Idalia has rapidly intensified over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is on the verge of becoming a dangerous Category 3 hurricane as it bears down on Florida's west coast.
- The storm was packing 110 mph winds as of 10 p.m. ET, already causing flooding in some coastal areas, and is expected to make landfall early Wednesday. CNN is tracking the storm's path.
- "This is crunch time right now. We are going to be hit with a major hurricane," Gov. Ron DeSantis warned as he urged Floridians to heed evacuation warnings. "You really got to go now."
- Idalia's landfall strength and storm surge could reach once-in-a-lifetime levels along Florida's Big Bend region, which could be swamped by a 10-15 foot surge, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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I think Biden should get DeSantis to help insure no Floridian is discriminated against before the government spends disaster money in Florida.
Biden won’t but he should.