It is too early to tell if Lee will be a threat to the U.S. East Coast, but that potential is there. Folks in the Leewards and Puerto Rico should pay close attention to the latest forecasts.
Hurricane Franklin is buffeting Bermuda this afternoon with wind and rain.
Near hurricane force gusts will occur tonight along the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas from Savannah northward.
This will be a final call to shelter in place. Shelter like you would for a tornado.
Eyewall replacement has begun. The strengthening trend may level off now.
Idalia is nearly a category four now…
The new forecast from the NHC is now calling for 130 mph before landfall, which would make it a powerful category four hurricane.
Idalia is still expected to become a major hurricane tonight before landfall early Wednesday.
Deep convection is firing around what appears to be a pretty well developed eyeway in Idalia now. Further intensification is likely right up til landfall.
The NHC has raised the max surge values near and to the right of the landfall point with the maximum somewhere between the mouth of the Aucilla River, FL to Yankeetown, FL…10-15 ft
The center of the hurricane is 200 miles west of Key West.
Idalia became better organized overnight and became a hurricane. That trend continues this morning and rapid intensification is expected today and tonight before a Wednesday morning landfall.
Today, Cedar Key, Florida is a resort and artists colony and fishing village. There has not been a major hurricane there since Easy in 1950. But it has a devastating hurricane history beforee that.
The island nation will experience a minor impact with wind gusts to 35-40 mph.
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
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