Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall In Florida, Intense Flooding And Winds Via Gulf Coast

Hurricane Idalia has hit Florida in an enormous approach … and it is bringing the Sunshine State flooding, roaring winds, and sure devastation.

The Class 3 storm made landfall Wednesday morning within the state’s Huge Bend area — Meteorologist Jim Cantore shared some surprising sights from Cedar Key — as gusting winds rip by way of the town and are available straight for close by homes.

BTW, he gave his followers an replace lower than an hour later … and the winds and water ranges acquired worse very quickly in any respect.

Injury from the storm is anticipated to cowl 200 miles, with as much as 16-foot surges … residents must stand up to the third flooring of buildings to remain dry. Wind gusts approached 125 mph.

The Tallahassee space can also be predicted to be uninhabitable for a number of weeks and even months, in keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service workplace.

Officers have stated Idalia exhibits nice potential for demise and catastrophic devastation, and locals have been advised to hightail it out of the world. As of Wednesday, over 240k residents are already with out energy.

That is the third hurricane to make landfall in FL previously yr, after Ian final September and Nicole a month later. Each storms introduced devastation and this one’s shaping as much as be no totally different.