Hurricane Idalia, which hit Florida with a Category 4 rating and dropped to Category 3 on landing, has weakened to Category 2, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning.
The hurricane strength scale goes up to 5.
However, the center said winds of more than 200 km/h and destructive potential follow.
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More than 230,000 people in Florica are without power due to the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
Strong winds of more than 200 km/h uprooted trees, which in turn caused power lines to collapse. The power outage is primarily north of Tampa.
In the region along the coast, some houses are already under water up to their roofs and buildings have collapsed.
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Giovani Dolif, meteorologist at the National Center for Natural Disaster Monitoring and Alerts (Cemaden), told g1 that Hurricane Idalia was initially a storm, but the heat of the ocean turned it into a hurricane as it approached Florida.
The full interview can be found here
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US airlines canceled hundreds of flights on Wednesday as Hurricane Idalia devastated the country.
The cancellations so far are as follows:
According to authorities, another 795 flights are delayed.
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Hurricane Idalia originated in the Gulf of Mexico, passed Cuba and reached Florida in the Keaton Beach area, north of Tampa in central Florida.
The region is known as Big Bend.
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Shortly after making landfall in Florida, Hurricane Idalia fell from Category 4 to Category 3, officials announced. However, the change did not affect the intensity of Idalia, which the local government has said is still expected to be “catastrophic”.
The hurricane strength scale goes up to 5.
The winds follow at the same speed, about 201 kilometers per hour.
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Idalia arrives in Florida
Hurricane Idalia has just reached Florida, the US Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Idalia hits Florida
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Although the Idalia was rapidly approaching the Florida coast, there were still doubts as to when it would land. This morning, the state’s governor said the hurricane would hit this morning earlier than predicted.
Further details can be found here.
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Good morning Here we begin coverage of Category 4 Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to make landfall in Florida, United States this Wednesday morning (30), according to state Gov. Ron De Santis. You can follow all updates on the phenomenon here.
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