According to the Saffir-Simpson storm Scale, Idalia is a category 3 storm. Idalia is expected to continue to build, and by the time it reaches the Big Bend coast of Florida today morning, it will likely be a category 4 hurricane, the weather service added in a warning released at 2:00 am EST (0600 GMT).
Early on Wednesday, when it approached northwest Florida, Hurricane Idalia was upgraded to a Category 3 storm, according to the US National Hurricane Centre.
According to the Saffir-Simpson storm Scale, Idalia is a category 3 storm. Idalia is expected to continue to build, and by the time it reaches the Big Bend coast of Florida this morning, it will likely be a category 4 hurricane, according to a weather alert released at 2:00 am EST (0600 GMT).
Maximum sustained winds had risen to over 120 mph (195 km/h) with stronger gusts, according to Hurricane Hunter aircraft data, it was stated.
It’s possible that Idalia will still be a hurricane when it approaches the coasts of Georgia or southern South Carolina later today when it moves across southern Georgia.