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Idalia may hit Florida as hurricane

Forecasters said they expected Idalia to become a hurricane on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and then curve northeast toward the west coast of Florida

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Dark clouds are seen due to the tropical storm Idalia in Havana. Pic/AFP

Dark clouds are seen due to the tropical storm Idalia in Havana. Pic/AFP

Tropical Storm Idalia was near the coast of Cuba Monday on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern US, the National Hurricane Center said.

At 4 am CDT on Monday, the storm was about 200 km off the western tip of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 100 kmph. The storm was stationary at the time, the hurricane center said. The center’s update also included a hurricane advisory for the Cuban province of Pinar Del Rio.

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