Hurricane Idalia is now a dangerous Category 4 and as of 10pm Wednesday NZST the storm was just hours away from making landfall. Landfall is when the centre of the hurricane crosses land – not just the outer bands, which are now moving into western Florida with gusts over 100km/h.
Sustained winds of 209km/h and gusts to 257km/h are at the centre of the storm.
Landfall is likely before dawn Thursday NZST.
View CNN’s interactive Storm Tracker here.
WeatherWatch.co.nz / A CNN Weather affiliate.
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