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To emphasize what sara is saying, storm surge is happening right now and getting worse. i just got word that idalia is now a category 2 storm as it moves inland. the wind speeds are decreasing, but as bad as the wind is, about 100, 105 miles per hour, that's not the story we're most concerned about right now. it is the storm surge. i'm going to go to bill weir who is in steinhatchee right on the coast. bill, i was with you there last night. i just saw pictures of where we were standing last night. the water is now over where our heads were, substantially over where our heads were. just tell us...

Hurricane Idalia is now thrashing much of northern Florida and south Georgia, whipping winds up to 90 mph, dumping heavy rain and hurling seawater into flooded cities as its impacts

Hurricane Idalia remained an active threat to the Southeast on Wednesday afternoon, but it has already left its mark on history, proving to be a once-in-a-lifetime storm for parts of Florida.

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN

Hurricane Idalia remained an active threat to the Southeast on Wednesday afternoon, but it has already left its mark on history, proving to be a once-in-a-lifetime storm for parts of Florida.