Pictures: Central Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia

State health employee Sonia Lewis wipes down beds as staff ready the hurricane shelter set up inside the Orange County/Orlando Magic Recreation Center on Goldenrod Road in Winter Park, Fla., Tuesday, August 29, 2023. There are four shelters open in Orange County in response to the state of emergency declared due to Hurricane Idalia. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Signage indicates the closure of the Orange County/Orlando Magic Recreation Center on Goldenrod Road in Winter Park, Fla., as it is serving as a hurricane shelter, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. There are four shelters open in Orange County in response to the state of emergency declared due to Hurricane Idalia. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

An electrical line technician walks among hundreds of electrical line trucks at Duke Energy's staging location in Sumterville, Florida, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Duke Energy is staging thousands of workers and trucks in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Electrical line technicians walk among hundreds of electrical line trucks at Duke Energy's staging location in Sumterville, Florida, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Duke Energy is staging thousands of workers and trucks in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis greets Duke Energy electrical line technicians during a press conference at Duke Energy’s Operations Center in Wildwood on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Duke Energy is staging thousands of workers and trucks nearby in Summerville in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Water on the shelves is running low at a Target in Winter Garden as Hurricane Idalia makes its way north in the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)

The water aisle at the Publix in Leesburg has been hit hard on Monday evening, August 28, 2023. Many are scrambling to garner supplies in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, set to hit Florida’s west coast this week as a major hurricane. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Plywood and supplies are readily available at the Lowes in Clermont as Hurricane Idalia makes its way north in the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. The current projected path has the center making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend part of the Gulf Coast and heading inland between Gainesville and Tallahassee. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)

Left to Right, City of Oviedo Public Works employees Alex Gonzalez stacks sandbags, as Andrew Shuttloefel, Craig Stauffeldt, and Fidel Canot, operate a sandbag-filling machine, in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, on Monday, August 28, 2023. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda)

Amy Ertel, fills up sandbags as the City of Oviedo opens a sandbag-filling location in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, on Monday, August 28, 2023. The city also has a sandbag-filling machine, that fills and sews the bags, helping save time and effort. Tropical storm Idalia intensified, and the National Hurricane Center predicted it would be a Category 3 before it reaches Florida. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Teresa Mercedes, 66, gets a hug from Meals on Wheels Senior V.P. Wilda Belisle during a wellness visit to make sure she has all her essential needs in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia at her Kissimmee apartment on August 28, 2023. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)

Rafaela Cruz gets a wellness visit at her Kissimmee apartment from Meals on Wheels Senior V.P. Wilda Belisle, center, and Debora Foscolo from Instead Senior Care on Monday, August 28, 2023, to make sure she has all her essential needs in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)

Orange County Mayor Jerry Deming gives an update on Orange County's storm readiness and preparations for Tropical Storm Idalia on Monday, August 28, 2023. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)

Brian Adams removes umbrellas from the playground at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Leesburg on Monday, August 28, 2023, in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia which is set to hit Florida’s west coast this week as a major hurricane. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Customers wait in line to pump gas at Sam’s Club in The Villages on Monday, August 28, 2023. Many are scrambling to garner supplies in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, set to hit Florida’s west coast this week as a major hurricane. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Customers pump gas at Sam’s Club in The Villages on Monday, August 28, 2023. Many are scrambling to garner supplies in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, set to hit Florida’s west coast this week as a major hurricane. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

The City of Oviedo opens up a a sandbag-filling location in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, on Monday, August 28, 2023. The city also has a sandbag-filling machine, that fills and sews the bags, helping save time and effort. Tropical storm Idalia intensified, and the National Hurricane Center predicted it would be a Category 3 before it reaches Florida. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

With plenty of plywood in stock, a child runs through the lumber aisle at Home Depot in Leesburg on Monday evening, August 28, 2023. Many are scrambling to garner supplies in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, set to hit Florida’s west coast this week as a major hurricane. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

Shoppers walk past generators and gas cans on display at Lowe's in Leesburg on Monday, August 28, 2023. Many are scrambling to garner supplies in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, set to hit Florida’s west coast this week as a major hurricane. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

The City of Oviedo opens up a a sandbag-filling location in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, on Monday, August 28, 2023. The city also has a sandbag-filling machine, that fills and sews the bags, helping save time and effort. Tropical storm Idalia intensified, and the National Hurricane Center predicted it would be a Category 3 before it reaches Florida. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Left to Right, City of Oviedo Public Works employees Andrew Shuttloefel, Craig Stauffeldt, and Fidel Canot, operate a sandbag-filling machine, in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, on Monday, August 28, 2023. Tropical storm Idalia intensified, and the National Hurricane Center predicted it would be a Category 3 before it reaches Florida. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

The City of Oviedo opens up a a sandbag-filling location in preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia, on Monday, August 28, 2023. The city also has a sandbag-filling machine, that fills and sews the bags, helping save time and effort. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)