He United States National Hurricane Center it has been clear. The data shows that the hurricane idaliakeeps getting stronger, has expressed on his Twitter account. The catastrophic storm and destructive winds coming soon to the Big Bend area Florida, a point that is near where the hurricane will make landfall.

The NHC indicated that Idalia was will become an “extremely dangerous” hurricane upon landfall on the coast of the southern state and urged the people residing in the area to be evacuatedaccording to information published on its website.

“Hurricane is expected move north today and its center will reach the coast of Big Bend on Wednesday night” before moving towards the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, according to the NHC.

Category 4 hurricane

A category 4 hurricanedetails the NHC, brings with it the possibility of “catastrophic damage” in the area where it arrives, including the destruction of buildings, trees downed or uprooted, as well as power outages and water outages that can be prolonged for weeks or months.

The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantisand also asked the residents of the areas that will be affected by Idalia to evacuate immediately. In fact, already more than 1.6 million people in the state have orders to evacuate their residences before the proximity of the hurricane.

It has also mobilized the National Guard and the president of the United States, Joe Biden, has approved a emergency declaration to also mobilize federal resources. Among the urban centers that are threatened are areas surrounding Clearwater and Tampa – the Tampa International Airport has suspended its operations -.

‘Idalia’ will be the first major hurricane to make landfall in Florida from September 2022, when the state suffered the impact of ‘Ian’. At least 150 people died as a result of this cyclone, which also caused damage of more than 110,000 million dollars.