A vacation rental sign sits amongst the rubble of a damaged home after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Photo: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg
On Wednesday morning, now-tropical storm Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds. According to NPR, Idalia remained a hurricane with 90 mph winds as it moved into Georgia before weakening to a tropical storm as it hit South Carolina.
No fatalities have been reported because of the storm, but between storm surge and the substantial amount of rain dumped by Idalia, many areas are dealing with flooding and power outages.
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