August 29, 2023 | 8:50 AM EST

Idalia is now a hurricane moving toward the north at nearly 14 miles per hour. A northward motion is expected today, followed by a faster north-northeast motion later today and Wednesday. On the forecast track, the center of Idalia is forecast to move over the eastern Gulf of Mexico today, reaching the Gulf Coast of Florida on Wednesday and moving close to the Carolina coastline on Thursday.

What does this mean for our communities?

As Idalia makes landfall, the impact will affect nearly all our Florida communities and some of our Georgia and South Carolina communities. Landfall is forecast in Florida’s Big Bend area, so communities on Florida’s west coast will certainly have rain, wind, and possible power outages. As Idalia goes across the state and into Georgia and South Carolina, wind and rain will continue.

As always, we are following Hurricane Idalia closely and are in constant contact with each of our community’s Executive Directors. Currently, our Florida communities are prepared, while our other communities are in the final stages of preparations.