Hurricane Idalia Might Possibly Be The Biggest Storm To Ever Hit The ‘Big Bend’ Region Of Florida’s Gulf Coast As Rain Has Already Begun To Fall
Hurricane Idalia’s forecast landfall strength and storm surge levels could reach once-in-a-lifetime levels along parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Just a couple of days ago, no one in Florida was talking about any major storm at all, now Hurricane Idalia may just be set to inflict damage on the Gulf Coast of Florida the likes of which that region has never seen. The nation watched in horror last year when Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4, resulting in nearly $50 billion dollars in damage.
“I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.” Psalm 55:8 (KJB)
When Idalia hits land, she will be cranking out winds just under 130 MPH, with ocean swells possibly anywhere from 10-15ft in the Big Bend region. If that wasn’t enough, roaming bands of tornadoes will also be possible. Pray for the people on the west coast of Florida, they are going to take a direct hit. Pray for us here in Saint Augustine as well, we will be experiencing heavy rains and winds of up to 60 MPH. Hurricane Idalia is going to make landfall early morning on Wednesday, so put your preparedness plan into place before you go to bed tonight.
Hurricane Idalia to unleash rain and strong winds on Florida
FROM CNN: Idalia is forecast to make landfall as a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger), bringing a potential storm surge of 10 to 15 feet to the Big Bend area and 4 to 7 feet to the Tampa Bay area. Anything greater than 4 feet of storm surge inundation in the Tampa Bay area would set a new record there. Six feet of surge inundation would set a record in Cedar Key on the southern side of the Big Bend.
While other storms, like Hurricane Ian, have produced higher storm surge, these levels would be unprecedented for this part of the Florida Gulf Coast.
The storm’s strength would also be a rare event for the Big Bend.
“This has the makings of an unprecedented event for this part of the state,” the National Weather Service in Tallahassee said. “To put this system into the historical context, there are NO major hurricanes in the historical dataset going back to 1851 that have tracked into Apalachee Bay. None. Don’t mess around with this one.”
Idalia may track into the Apalachee Bay — an inlet that’s part of Florida’s broader Big Bend — as a Category 3 storm, becoming the first to do so.
Only two major hurricanes on record have made landfall within 60 miles of Cedar Key: 1950’s Hurricane Easy and an unnamed hurricane in 1896, according to data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
“A major hurricane for any location is in itself a rare event,” NHC deputy director Jamie Rhome told CNN. “So for any location, a major hurricane in itself is a rare event, which for most individuals, probably only occurs once-in-a-lifetime.” READ MORE
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Idalia already making her presence known in Naples area
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