CEDAR KEY, Florida: Hurricane "Idalia" strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday as it steamed toward Florida's Big Bend region, the United States' National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Residents in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave as Idalia gained strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and authorities warned of a "catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds" when the storm moves ashore on Wednesday morning.
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