Idalia becomes ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane, nearing landfall in Florida

Hurricane Idalia has been upgraded to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane ahead of its landfall.

Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon says Idalia’s winds are up to 110 mph. It’s forecast to become a Category 4 just before landfall along the northeast Gulf coast early to mid morning, sometime around 8 a.m.

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Deon says the forecast track has shifted a bit more north and west from the previous forecast. Tropical Storm Watches and warnings extend farther north into central Georgia . Now, just south and east of Macon.

Storm surge is forecast to get as high as 12-16 feet along the big bend of Florida and the southeast coast of Georgia could have storm surge two-four feet.

Stay with Severe Weather Team 2 as we track Idalia and its impacts across the Southeast, on Channel 2 Action News.

Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday:

• Morning mostly cloudy with a few showers possible.
• Scattered rain and storms move in after noon.
• Heavy rain with storms. Wind gusts 20-30 mph.
• Heaviest rain stays to our southeast.
• Flood Watch includes Jasper, Putnam and Greene counties.

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Storms keep temperatures down as Idalia makes its way to south Georgia Storms keep temperatures down as Idalia makes its way to south Georgia

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