Study: Rivers can supercharge Gulf hurricanes

  • In Horseshoe Beach, near where Hurricane Idalia made landfall, a drone image shows a displaced vehicle spewing gasoline into a neighborhood canal. (MAX CHESNES/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)
    In Horseshoe Beach, near where Hurricane Idalia made landfall, a drone image shows a displaced vehicle spewing gasoline into a neighborhood canal. (MAX CHESNES/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

    By Jack Prator

    Tampa Bay Times

    TAMPA — Hurricane Idalia caught forecasters by surprise in 2023 when the storm rapidly intensified into a major hurricane overnight as it hurtled toward Florida’s west coa…