Hurricane Idalia gained strength Tuesday morning as it moved through the Gulf. [Credit: National Weather Service]
Key Takeaways:
Hurricane Idalia is rapidly gaining strength and is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf coast Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.
Hundreds of flights in and out of Florida have been canceled, with the FAA rerouting aircraft and considering further flight pauses at key airports like PBI, MIA, and FLL.
A life-threatening storm surge of 8 to 12 feet is anticipated along portions of the Florida Gulf coast, specifically in the Tampa Bay and Big Bend regions.
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.
