Hurricane Idalia has begun rapidly intensifying and will strengthen into an "extremely dangerous" major hurricane with winds up to 125 mph before slamming into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening storm surge destructive winds and torrential rain to the region.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced 46 counties are included in a state of emergency, with 23 counties issuing evacuation orders as fears grow that a storm surge of up to 15 feet in some areas could inundate coastal communities.
However, DeSantis stressed that even if a county is not included in the state of emergency, residents need to prepare for possible major impacts from Idalia.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced 46 counties are included in a state of emergency, with 23 counties issuing evacuation orders as fears grow that a storm surge of up to 15 feet in some areas could inundate coastal communities.
However, DeSantis stressed that even if a county is not included in the state of emergency, residents need to prepare for possible major impacts from Idalia.
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