Hurricane Idalia intensifies as nears Florida
St. Petersburg, United States (AFP) Aug 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia intensified early Wednesday as it hurtled towards northwest Florida, threatening "catastrophic" impacts including a dangerous storm surge, with officials forecasting it will slam the coast within hours as an extreme and historic Category 4 storm. Authorities in the southern US state described Idalia and its potentially deadly storm surge as a once-in-a-lifetime event for Flo