The National Hurricane Center upgraded Idalia to a hurricane Tuesday morning and is expected to quickly intensify into a very dangerous hurricane before making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

He added that the center could be moved to the Carolina coast on Thursday.

Idalia was located in the southeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico.

The route is expected to touch a large part of the central part of the state, including cities such as Tampa and Orlando.

As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, Idealia was about 85 miles west of Cuba and 370 miles southwest of Tampa, moving north at 14 mph, with sustained sustained winds of 75 mph - 1 mph higher. 1 mile per hour. What is required to be classified as a hurricane?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Monday that Idalia is expected to become at least a Category 3 hurricane before landfall.

Meteorologists have placed areas under a variety of severe weather warnings, from hurricane and tropical storm warnings and watches to hurricane warnings and watches.

DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 46 counties, and the state mobilized 1,100 National Guard troops. Evacuation orders or proposals have been issued in 21 counties.