DeSantis tells Floridians to prepare for ‘powerful’ Hurricane Idalia

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis urged all Florida residents to prepare for a dangerous Category 3 Hurricane Idalia that forecasters say could strike the state on Wednesday.

“All Floridians, you need to be executing your plans,” DeSantis said Monday during a press conference at the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. “This is going to be a major hurricane. This is going to be a powerful hurricane.”

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tropical Storm Idalia was expected to grow into a major hurricane after entering the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Current predictions have it making

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