Hurricane Adalia disrupts life in Florida
Hurricane Adalia disrupts life in Florida
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In Florida, the life
system was disrupted by the storm Adalia, and the roads turned into ponds. In
the US, Hurricane Adalia has become an "extremely
dangerous" Category 3 storm in Florida's Big Bend region, forcing the
evacuation and relocation of millions of US citizens.
Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Adalia, fueled
by warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, brought damaging winds and torrential
rains that were forecast to send
waves up to 16 feet deep along the state's Gulf Coast, according to
Reuters. Idalia hit the beach at 8:30 a.m. in Caton Beach, a coastal community
of 13,000 people in Taylor County, about 75 miles southeast of the state
capital, Tallahassee. County Commissioner Jamie English told Reuters it's
moving through Taylor County right now, hopefully Everyone is safe, with winds
blowing debris and power
outages everywhere.
Mark Feinman
Strong winds and
torrential rain battered St. Petersburg overnight, forcing Mark Fenn and nine
others to evacuate their homes. 37 years old Mark Feinman, said he wanted to
check on his parents, who are a mile away, but didn't plan to check for damage
until after the storm passed. He said during a telephone conversation that the
situation is calm right now, we are not destroyed
by the flood, so hopefully, we will not suffer much damage. The National Hurricane
Center in Miami said that overnight, the hurricane is the most dangerous
category 4. It had intensified to a Category 3 storm at 7 a.m. with sustained
winds of 125 mph.
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National Hurricane Center
As of 9 a.m., maximum
sustained winds of 110 mph weakened the storm to a Category 2 storm, the
National Hurricane Center said. Storm warnings and advisories were issued for
more than 20 million Florida residents, as well as people in the adjoining states
of Georgia and South Carolina. The hurricane center warned that Florida's Gulf
Coast, southeastern Georgia and eastern parts of North and South Carolina could
see 4 to 8 inches of rain through Thursday, with up to a foot in remote areas.
Rain is possible. Officials said the most dangerous aspect of the storm was
high winds, which could cause flooding in low-lying areas along the coast.
Apalachicola Bay
A high tide warning was
issued for hundreds of miles of coastline from Sarasota to the western end of
Apalachicola Bay, with some areas warning that waves could reach 16 feet.
Florida Mayor DeSantis said that if the storm surges 16 feet, the chances of survival
are not very high, then you need to live in a three-story building because of
the high waves.
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Fourth Major Hurricane
US President Biden said
at the White House on Tuesday that he and Ron DeSantis, the Florida mayor and 2024
Republican presidential challenger seeking
the nomination, had been in constant contact regarding storm preparations and
that it was the fourth major hurricane to hit
Florida in the past seven years, following Irma in 2017, Michael in 2018 and
Ian last September.
