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Hurricane Idalia strikes Florida causing major damage, heads up Southeast coast

  • Idalia reached Category 4 strength before downgrading shortly before landfall in northwest Florida on Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm.
  • The hurricane caused significant flooding, property damage, power outages, and several deaths in Florida before weakening as it moved north.
  • Georgia and the Carolinas also experienced effects from Idalia including coastal flooding, rainfall, power outages, and isolated tornadoes.
  • Idalia initially spared major cities like Tampa and Tallahassee more severe direct impacts after shifting east just before landfall.
  • The storm's remnants may affect Bermuda over the weekend after looping back into the Atlantic Ocean.
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