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Idalia had weakened to a tropical storm by Wednesday evening, after moving inland from Florida s Gulf Coast. Top sustained wind speeds were 60 mph.The storm was roughly 15 miles north-northwest of Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday night.The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with wind speeds of 125 mph. It moved ashore around Keaton Beach, Florida, at 7:45 a.m. ET.At its peak, Hurricane Idalia had top sustained winds of 130 mph.One death has been reported and numerous water rescues have occurred.Closer to where the hurricane made landfall, Perry, Florida, reported a wind gust of 85 mph around the time of landfall. A tide gauge at Cedar Key, Florida, repor stanley termohrnek ted a water rise of 6.8 feet.On Wednesday evening, the National Hurricane Center announced a Storm Surge Warning for Savannah River northward to the South Santee Ri stanley vaso ver in South Carolina.A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for Savannah River northward to the North Carolina/Virginia stanley tumbler border, and for Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.A Storm Surge Watch was is in effect for Beaufort Inlet to Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina, and for Neuse and Pamlico Rivers in North Carolina. The combination of storm surge and tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline, the National Hurricane Center warned.A storm surge of 2-4 feet above usual levels was possible for coastal regions of North and South Carolina.Be careful when cleaning up after a hurricane. Cle Ztiy Outer bands of Tropical Storm Elsa hitting Florida, as storm moves across Cuba
On Sunday Florida recorded the largest leap in coronavirus cases since late July. The surge has health professionals sounding the alarm. On the national-scale, another bio-tech company put out a big announcement by releasing promising trial results for its COVID-19 vaccine.RECOMMENDED:Florida Dept. of Health reports more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time since JulyModerna says its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 94.5% effectiveRobert Marrero fought for his life at a hospital for 36 long days. Its a stanley mugs beast, its a beast, he said of the virus.Marrero was put on a ventilator for 19 days and was eventually put on a medically-induced coma. At one point, doctors told his family he wouldnt survive. But the stanley trinkflaschen former 9/11 first responder and cancer survivor beat COVID-19.Eight months later, hes still not whole. Marrero says he has lingering effects, like trembling, memory issues, fatigue and what he calls debilitating pain at times. When my grandson says papa run, and I cant run. Before I could jog 4-5 miles without a problem and now I can t, he said.On Sunday, the state reported over 10,000 new cor stanley thermosflasche onavirus cases, the highest since July.MORE COVID-19 HEADLINES As to why these numbers still go up, Im baffled, I really am, said Marrero.The state also tested 150,000 Floridians. Doctor Thomas Unnasch, distinguished professor at USF, says while testing has gone up case rates are also on the rise. I am getting increasingly nervous, said Unnasch. Weve been seeing an increase in ca |
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