Hurricane Idalia hits Florida, bringing storm surges with it
The hurricane made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning.
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The hurricane made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning.
Hurricane Idalia caused heavy damage to Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing dangerous flooding to the streets from Tampa to Tallahassee.
Idalia made landfall as a powerful hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved across Georgia and into the Carolinas.
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy Texas A&M Task Force One to Florida.
Hurricane Idalia, a powerful Category 2 storm, has rapidly intensified and is threatening a potentially catastrophic collision with Florida's west coast while officials plead with residents to evacuate.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over the Big Bend region of Florida, before continuing along its path toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday.
The storm will make landfall near the Big Bend area of Florida by Wednesday.
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