Golden Isles braces for Idalia

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Tropical Storm Idalia was forecast Monday to intensify into a major hurricane by this morning.

During a meeting Monday afternoon with key stakeholders, Andy Leanza, Glynn County Emergency Management director, said Idalia is expected to impact the Golden Isles for about 14 hours with potential Category 1 winds of 75 mph.

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Glynn County EMA: glynncounty.org/557/Emergency-Management-Agency

CodeRED signup: glynncounty.org/671/CodeRED

Hurricane kits: glynncounty.org/1282/Your-Kit-Your-Plan

Need-A-Ride program: glynncounty.org/forms.aspx?FID=63

Evacuation information: glynncounty.org/1104/Evacuation

National Hurricane Center: nhc.noaa.gov/

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