Hurricane Idalia: Police assist distressed boater in Bradenton

A distressed boater is recovering after police received a call for help early Wednesday morning as Hurricane Idalia sat off Bradenton’s west coast. 

Hurricane Idalia: Wednesday morning track
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Hurricane Idalia reached category 4 strength around 5 a.m. Wednesday ahead of a predicted landfall in the Big Bend Area.

Hurricane Idalia upgrades to Cat 3 in 2 a.m. update
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Hurricane Idalia has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm as it continues to move north along Florida's Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to reach Category 4 strength as it makes landfall in Florida Wednesday morning.

Hurricane Idalia updates: Storm expected to become dangerous Cat 4 at Florida landfall

Hurricane Idalia is continuing to gain strength and is expected to become a dangerous Category 4 storm by the time it makes landfall in Florida. A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of Florida as the storm moves north until 6 a.m. Wednesday. 

Tuesday night tropics update
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber breaks down the path of Hurricane Idalia and what to expect as the storm continues to intensify

Hurricane Idalia: 11pm update on Cat 2 storm
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Hurricane Idalia is continuing to gain strength and is expected to become a dangerous Category 4 storm by the time it makes landfall in Florida. As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, Hurricane Idalia was located at 27.7 degrees longitude and 84.5 degrees latitude. It had maximum sustained winds of 110 miles an hour and was moving north at 18 miles per hour.

Hurricane Idalia timeline: What to expect as storm hits Florida

The Tampa Bay area is feeling the effects of Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to become a major Category 4 hurricane as it makes landfall to our north Wednesday afternoon. 

Hurricane Idalia path update
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber provides an update on Hurricane Idalia as the storm moves closer to making landfall in Florida

Hurricane Idalia: Publix, Winn-Dixie closing stores as storm moves in

Publix said it would update its customers about closures ahead of Hurricane Idalia's landfall along the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Hurricane Idalia flashes toward Florida on anniversaries of devastating hurricanes Katrina, Ida

Tuesday marks the anniversary of the devastating hurricanes Katrina and Ida. At the same time, Hurricane Idalia is approaching Florida, while Hurricane Franklin continues churning in open Atlantic.

Hurricane Idalia to impact Bay Area Tuesday night
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is closely monitoring Hurricane Idalia as it moves toward Florida. He says the winds are stronger and the pressure is dropping, which means it will likely intensify to a category 2 storm and then reach category 3, close to category 4 status before making landfall in the Big Bend Area Wednesday morning. He encourages residents to be done with their hurricane preps by 7 p.m. on Tuesday because the Bay Area should begin feeling the effects of the storm Tuesday evening. He adds that Hurricane Idalia?s path has not changed and says even though he doesn?t expect us to get a direct hit from Hurricane Idalia, the Bay Area can expect a 4?7-foot storm surge with counties close to the Big Bend area seeing a storm surge of 10-12 feet.