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The extent of the flooding, destruction and death caused by Hurricane Idalia is now being reported, which struck Florida’s Big Bend coastline on Wednesday morning and moved into Georgia and the Carolinas later in the day.
Flooding from Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge and tree damage were keeping firefighters from getting to a house that was on fire in Hernando County, also known as Florida’s “Adventure Coast.”
Residents in Hernando Beach clean up after serious flooding and house fire caused by Hurricane Idalia.
After being held in limbo – meandering for days in the northwestern Caribbean – Idalia, now a strengthening hurricane, is making a beeline for Florida’s Big Bend, with devastating impacts forecast as it comes ashore as a major hurricane tomorrow.
Hurricane Idalia was forecast to intensify as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast.