The Nation's Weather

The Nation's Weather for Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

Idalia will make landfall in northwestern Florida today as

as a powerful and dangerous hurricane. Life-threatening

storm surge will occur near and to the southeast of where

the eye moves in with damaging storm surge well to the south

along the west coast of the Florida Peninsula. High winds

will lead to widespread power disruptions with the risk of

lengthy power outages due to extensive tree damage in

northern Florida. Flooding rain will also focus on northern

Florida and expand into part of the southeastern United

States mainland. Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes,

are likely in Florida and southeastern Georgia. Elsewhere, a

few showers will dampen the Northeast and the Northwest as a

few thunderstorms erupt in Montana. Much of the Central

states and the Southwest will be dry and sunny.

SPECIAL WEATHER

No new information for this time period.

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

No new information for this time period.

DAILY EXTREMES

National High Tuesday 118 at Palm Springs, CA

National Low Tuesday 33 at Walden, CO

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