Florida evacuates 4,000 prisoners from 35 facilities statewide ahead of Hurricane Idalia

State prisons across the region also suspended visitation for the days after the storm was expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

State prisons across the region also suspended visitation for the days after the storm was expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

Idalia is now a Category 4 hurricane, as Florida braces for ‘catastrophic storm surge’

As of now, forecasters say Tampa Bay could see between 4-6 feet of storm surge.

‘One thing we know for sure is it’s gonna get wet.’