Florida’s Gulf Coast prepares for approaching Tropical Storm Idalia
Florida residents are evacuating from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as forecasters predict that Tropical Storm Idalia will hit the state as a major hurricane by Wednesday.
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Members of the Tampa, Fla., parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the Tampa, Fla., Parks and Recreation Dept., help residents load sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia.IVY CEBALLO/TAMPA BAY TIMES VIA AP
David Fuentes, 34, loads sandbags onto a truck bed, ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia's arrival, at MacFarlane Park in Tampa on Monday, Aug. 28.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the Tampa Parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Owen Pope, a student at Eckerd College from Souths Carolina, packs his car after students were told to evacuate the campus Monday, Aug. 28, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia.IVY CEBALLO/TAMPA BAY TIMES VIA AP
Motorists wait in line during sandbag distribution, ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia's arrival, at MacFarlane Park in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Aug. 28.