MIAMI — With Hurricane Idalia poised to roar ashore Florida’s Gulf Coastline someday Wednesday early morning, the storm will move to the east of Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
But that isn’t going to mean the region will be spared all of the results from the storm.
CBS Information Miami main meteorologist and hurricane professional Ivan Cabrera mentioned we could see heavy downpours that will transfer by way of South Florida.
“When you get these bands setting up, they are transferring speedy but the rain is not hanging out for much too prolonged,” he mentioned. “But when they appear in it is a blinding rain.”
The impacts from the wind, twister and flood for the Keys will be low “but not zero,” Cabrera claimed. including that the storm surge could nonetheless cause concerns.
The Nationwide Weather Assistance issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for Miami-Dade that is in effect until eventually 5:30 p.m. The storm could convey winds with a probable wind speed of 50-60 mph winds.
“The bulk of this event for us is taking place now and will continue on into tomorrow afternoon,” Cabrera mentioned. “And we are likely to be in a lot better condition as we head into the working day on Thursday.”
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