GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is altering its journey plans for the group’s season opener at No. 14 Utah on Thursday night time, hoping to keep away from Tropical Storm Idalia.
A group spokesman stated Monday that the Gators will fly to Dallas on Tuesday, follow and spend the night time there, after which journey to Salt Lake Metropolis on Wednesday. Coach Billy Napier’s group had initially deliberate to fly from Gainesville to Utah on Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Idalia is anticipated to start out affecting Florida with hurricane-force winds as quickly as late Tuesday and arrive on the state’s west coast by Wednesday. It’s the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a doubtlessly huge blow to the state, which can be coping with lingering damage from last year’s Hurricane Ian.
Idalia intensified Monday, and forecasters predicted it will hit in days as a serious hurricane with doubtlessly life-threatening storm surges.
Idalia thrashed Cuba with heavy rain, particularly on the westernmost a part of the island, the place the tobacco-producing province of Pinar del Rio continues to be recovering from Ian’s devastation. As a lot as 4 inches (10 centimeters) of rain fell in Cuba on Sunday, meteorological stations reported.
