20am ET - #Idalia is nearing landfall north of Steinhatchee, Florida. Gusts are highest in the northwest portion of the eye and this will move onshore in under an hour. These gusts will move inland as the storm moves northeast.... (video) - 7

7:20am ET - #Idalia is nearing landfall north of Steinhatchee, Florida. Gusts are highest in the northwest portion of the eye and this will move onshore in under an hour. These gusts will move inland as the storm moves northeast. Hurricane force gusts likely to stretch into south-central Georgia this morning.

Just south of the likely landfall location, gauges at Cedar Key are showing storm surge is rapidly increasing water levels, despite low tide. With high tide (~3.5ft above low tide) early this afternoon, and increasing onshore winds, expect life threatening surge to rapidly increase across the Big Bend this morning.