Just prior to landfall, Idalia felt some wind shear and underwent an eyewall replacement cycle, knocking its intensity down a bit to a Category 3 hurricane at landfall along Florida's Big Bend coast. Moving over extremely warm Gulf of Mexico water, including the loop current, Idalia then rapidly intensified from Category 1 to 4 intensity in just 24 hours from Aug. Idalia almost made a complete counterclockwise loop while drifting around the northwestern Caribbean before finally pushing north into the Gulf of Mexico early on Aug. It then became Tropical Storm Idalia the following morning. Idalia's history: Tropical Depression Ten first formed just east of Cancún on Aug. Biggest increase in winds: 55 mph in 24 hours Highest rainfall total: 11.57" in Mullins, North Carolina Highest noted wind gust on land: 85 mph in Perry, Florida Biggest known storm surge: 8.9 feet in Cedar Key, Florida (likely much higher elsewhere, but unmeasured) Hurricane Idalia brought heavy rainfall, strong winds and feet of storm surge inundation to the Florida Gulf Coast in late August 2023 in the Gulf Coast's latest major hurricane onslaught.Īt its peak, Idalia was a Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph in the northeastern Gulf. The equipment cost was jointly funded by a grant from. Click here to learn more about our approach to artificial intelligence. To see daily totals, click on calendar under the rainfall folder. Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter and get the latest news and updates on Idalia’s path delivered straight to your inbox each weekday morning. At Gray, our journalists report, write, edit and produce the news content that informs the communities we serve.
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