Hurricane Idalia gained strength Tuesday morning as it moved through the Gulf. [Credit: National Weather Service]
Key Takeaways:
Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, bringing a life-threatening storm surge of 8-12 feet to areas including Tampa Bay and the Big Bend region.
Hundreds of flights in and out of Florida have been canceled, with more anticipated, as the FAA reroutes aircraft and considers pausing operations at several major airports due to the approaching storm.
Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
