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.


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































