Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, threatening dangerous storm surge
CEDAR KEY, Florida, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia gained fury on Tuesday as it crawled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, forcing mass evacuations in low-lying areas expected to be swamped when the powerful storm, forecast to reach Category 4 intensity, strikes on Wednesday morning.Idalia was generating maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour (177… […]