7 AM CDT Tuesday Update: Idalia strengthening as it moves northward over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge along portions of the Florida Gulf coast. Heavy rainfall has the potential to produce flash and urban flooding across… pic.twitter.com/ZlfnIKEe9j
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2023
Key West radar now picking up Hurricane Idalia. 8am NHC update has winds at 80mph with pressure down to 977mb. Time to start watching in real-time. Strong feeder bands will be impacting Florida today. Tornadoes possible. https://t.co/Hk3pbO7x8H pic.twitter.com/oOfvv9PQrT
— Mike's Weather Page (@tropicalupdate) August 29, 2023
Could it be a category 4 by the time it makes land fall?
HWRF 937mb, HAFS-A 945mb, HAFS-B 933mb, HMON 944mb. These are latest 06z pressures predicted around landfall. I get asked a lot what these mean. NHC uses winds to determine the Category of a storm and not pressure. This chart kinda gives a general idea though what they could… pic.twitter.com/lgaZx2YJBy
— Mike's Weather Page (@tropicalupdate) August 29, 2023
Here is my latest #Idalia discussion I have attached the latest model landfalls 00z/06z and my forecast point I have shifted my landfall up the coast to around St. Marks (Taylor/Jefferson county line) Models clustered now in Apalachee Bay Going for 125 mph https://t.co/4QLC7jiNWQ pic.twitter.com/ncQwsBOwRu
— Allan Huffman (@RaleighWx) August 29, 2023
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