The following list of names will be used for named storms that form in the North Atlantic in 2024. This is the same list used in the 2018 season, with the exceptions of Francine and Milton, which replaced Florence and Michael, respectively.
The eye of Hurricane Idalia came ashore near Keaton Beach, FL at 7:45 AM EDT (1145 UTC) [1].
Idalia landed as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph (205 km/h),
hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from
the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extending outward up to 175 miles (280 km). [1, 2].
Idalia is currently a strong tropical storm with wind speeds of 65 mph (55 kt).
The storm is predicted to under go rapid intensification over the next 24 to 48 hours as it enters the very warm gulf waters.
Peak sustained winds is predicted to be 115 mph (100 kt).
This will be a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Idalia's maximum intensity forecast has been raised slightly to a Cat 2 with predicted sustained winds of 100 mph (85 kts). The forecaster noted that the intensity forecast is somewhat challenging for this storm. See "Discussion Number 5" in the comments for details.
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