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Some roads were hazardous as well with water building up in spots. NC Highway 87 had slick conditions from Fayetteville heading to Sanford.

The weakening storm still packed winds of up to 60 mph (96 kph) as it blasted through Georgia and South Carolina on Wednesday evening.

The worst of Tropical Storm Idalia has come and gone, and now a sunny and pleasant day is in store.

The weakening storm still packed winds of up to 60 mph (96 kph) as it blasted through Georgia and South Carolina on Wednesday evening.

Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia's path of destruction on Thursday picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood.

The 11 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center said Idalia is now expected to be an extremely dangerous Cat 4 storm when it makes landfall Wednesday in Florida, and stay a Cat 1 hurricane as it scrapes the Georgia, Carolina coast.

The 11 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center said Idalia is now expected to be an extremely dangerous Cat 4 storm when it makes landfall.

WYFF News 4 Chief Meteorologist Chris Justus said Hurricane Idalia gaining steam Tuesday night in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before slamming Florida, then scraping the Georgia and Carolina coastline.

A tornado watch is in effect in Lake, Marion, Sumter, and Polk counties until 6 a.m.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida and is expected to impact the state.