Hurricane Idalia live updates: Winds whip Florida as landfall nears
The weather service called the tropical cyclone an "unprecedented event," saying no major hurricane had ever hit the Big Bend's Apalachee Bay.
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The weather service called the tropical cyclone an "unprecedented event," saying no major hurricane had ever hit the Big Bend's Apalachee Bay.
Hurricane Idalia was intensifying as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast. Updates.
Idalia was driving an intense storm surge and flooding for hundreds of miles after its Florida landfall as it roared across Georgia.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that some of the hardest-hit areas from Idalia are laden with debris, damaged property, and reports of looting.
Hurricane Idalia was forecast to grow stronger as it drives a potentially deadly storm surge toward the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf coast.