Ron DeSantis told Florida residents to avoid “doing anything dumb” as Hurricane Idalia made landfall.<br /><br />The state’s governor warned of a “powerful” storm at a press briefing on Wednesday morning (30 August).<br /><br />“It is a major hurricane... we just hope everybody stays safe,” Mr DeSantis said.<br /><br />“Don’t put your life at risk by doing anything dumb at this point. This thing is powerful.”<br /><br />Idalia hit Florida’s Big Bend region as a “life-threatening” Category 3 storm before downgrading to a Category 2 as it moved across land on Wednesday.
