Hurricanes (climate)
Tallahassee residents fill sandbags as they put together for the worst with Hurricane Idalia heading in direction of Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
Alicia Devine, Tallahassee Democrat By way of USA TODAY NETWORK
Tlarissa Robinson masses up provides as she prepares for the worst with Hurricane Idalia heading in direction of Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
Alicia Devine, Tallahassee Democrat By way of USA TODAY NETWORK
Polk County worker Matt Wright masses sandbags right into a automobile on the Polk County Roadway Upkeep facility at 8970 N Campbell Street in Lakeland Fl. Monday August 23,2023.
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An emotional Christine Willis, a Fort Myers Seashore resident prepares to go away the seashore in anticipation of the strategy of Tropical Storm Idalia on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Her house was destroyed in Hurricane Ian and he or she and her husband, Dewitt misplaced every little thing. They mentioned they aren’t taking any possibilities and leaving to remain in a lodge till the storm passes.
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Nelson Morales fills fuel tanks at a Race Trac in Fort Myers in anticipation of Tropical Storm Idalia on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
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John Hines, proprietor of Candy Magnolia Inn in St. Marks, Florida, prepares for Tropical Storm Idalia by inserting sandbags within the doorways to his mattress and breakfast Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
Alicia Devine, Tallahassee Democrat By way of USA TODAY NETWORK
Brooke Painter masses private gadgets right into a van as she and her household evacuate their trip rental forward of the doable arrival of Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 28, 2023 in Tampa, Fla. Tropical Storm Idalia is nearing hurricane energy and is forecast to develop into a hurricane because it tracks towards the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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Josiah Wetmore directs site visitors on the Costco fuel pumps in Fort Myers as residents put together for Tropical Storm Idalia on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Paul “Bruiser”Jungwirth, an worker of JPS Trip Leases secures gadgets at a house on Fort Myers Seashore, Florida on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Hurricane Idalia is approaching the state and is predicted to be a hurricane by landfall. He mentioned loads of the houses that have been represented by the corporate at the moment are destroyed as a result of Hurricane Ian from final 12 months. He says solely a few houses are left.
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Ernestine Williams makes use of a shovel to fill a bag with sand on the Belleview Sportsplex as folks have been making ready for Tropical Storm Idalia Monday August 28, 2023. They have been permitting simply 10 luggage per home maintain.
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Dwelling Depot worker Sharon Walsh fills a cart with circumstances of water whereas shifting them to the entrance door. Individuals have been making ready for Tropical Storm Idalia Monday August 28, 2023 in Ocala, Fla.
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Doreena Gonzalez of Bradenton masses sandbags at a self-serve station at Delight Park in Bradenton on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Residents are making ready for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is predicted to strengthen into a serious hurricane.
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Kaitlin Storm piles luggage of sand behind her decide up truck on the Belleview Sportsplex as folks have been making ready for Tropical Storm Idalia Monday August 28, 2023 in Belleview and Ocala, Fla.
Doug Engle, Ocala Star-Banner By way of USA TODAY NETWORK
Ron Albritton of Belleview, Fla. fills his fuel cans with gas whereas making ready for Tropical Storm Idalia Monday August 28, 2023 in Belleview, Fla. on the RaceTrac. Albritton mentioned that he misplaced energy for over every week when Irma hit. He was gassing up incase he needed to run his generator.
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David Keliiheleua masses up his boat at Shields Marina positioned in St. Marks, Fla., and strikes it to larger floor in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
Alicia Devine, Tallahassee Democrat By way of USA TODAY NETWORK
Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Dept., assist residents load sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Residents alongside Florida’s gulf coast are making preparations for the results of Tropical Storm Idalia.
Chris O’Meara, AP
David Fuentes, 34, masses sandbags onto a truck mattress, forward of Tropical Storm Idalia’s arrival, at MacFarlane Park in Tampa on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
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Garry Sears, 78, collects fallen pecans from his pecan tree on Monday, Aug 28, 2023, close to his collectible 1953 Ford sedan which he has elevated to maintain out of storm surge. Sears, who mentioned he had 4 inches of water in his Florida room throughout Tropical Storm Eta, in November 2020, is anticipating as a lot surge from Tropical Storm Idalia which intensified early Monday and is predicted to develop into a serious hurricane earlier than it reaches Florida’s Gulf coast.
Douglas R. Clifford, Tampa Bay Occasions By way of AP
Motorists wait in line throughout sandbag distribution, forward of Tropical Storm Idalia’s arrival, at MacFarlane Park in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
Ivy Ceballo, Tampa Bay Occasions By way of AP
A pupil carries luggage at Eckerd School, the place college students are being evacuated in preparation of Tropical Storm Idalia, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Martha Asencio-Rhine, Tampa Bay Occasions By way of AP
Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Dept., assist residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Residents alongside Florida’s gulf coast are making preparations for the results of Tropical Storm Idalia.
Chris O’Meara, AP
Members of the Tampa Parks and Recreation Dept., assist residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Residents alongside Florida’s gulf coast are making preparations for the results of Tropical Storm Idalia.
Chris O’Meara, AP