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Hurricane Idalia unleashes on Florida

Hurricane Idalia made landfall today in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast.

By Associated Press, Tampa Bay Times and Orlando Sentinel

Aug. 30, 2023

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Zeke Pierce rides his paddle board down the middle of a flooded Bayshore Blvd in downtown in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 30.
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Members of the Tampa Fire Rescue Dept., remove a street pole after large awnings from an apartment building blew off from winds associated with Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state.
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A man runs across flooded Bayshore Blvd., from the storm surge associated with Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state.
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Janecia Wallace, 18, climbs down a ladder with the help of her brother, Julian Wallace, 13, after being rescued by St. Petersburg Fire Rescue from their Shore Acres home Wednesday, Aug. 30, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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People kayak past an abandon vehicle in the intersection of Boca Ciega Drive and Pasadena Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, in St. Pete Beach, Fla.
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Lily Gumos, 11, of St. Pete Beach, kayaks with her French bulldog along Blind Pass Road and 86th Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, in St. Pete Beach, Fla.
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Residents of Twin City Mobile Home Park, a manufactured home community in flood zone A, navigate through the neighborhood in high waters, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Residents of Twin City Mobile Home Park, a manufactured home community in flood zone A, navigate through the neighborhood in high waters, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Chad Hinchman, 40, looks around his flooded front yard in Pasadena, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the Big Bend region, Wednesday, Aug. 30.
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A group wades into a flooded Beach Boulevard near 31st Avenue, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Gulfport, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region.
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Don Hawthorne walks across his flooded yard in unincorporated Pinellas County, Fla., after the storm surge from Hurricane Idalia moved by the area Wednesday, Aug. 30.
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A fallen tree lies atop the Mayo Cafe and a truck parked outside in Mayo, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30.
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Members of the National Guard prepare their equipment in Mayo, Fla., as they wait for instructions on where to respond, after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30.
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Sponge Diver Supply owner works to deal with the storm surge from Hurricane Idalia in Tarpon Springs, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
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Daniel Dickert wades through water in front of his home where the Steinhatchee River overflowed on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Steinhatchee, Fla., after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
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Daniel Dickert wades through water after the Steinhatchee River flooded on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Steinhatchee, Fla., after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
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Rescue workers with Tidewater Disaster Response wade through a tidal surge on SW 358 Highway while looking for people in need of help after the Steinhatchee River flooded on Wednesday, Aug 30, in Steinhatchee, Fla., following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
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Parkgoers gather at Cinderella Castle as bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia move through the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 30. All four of Disney's Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia's main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state.
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Toppled trees are seen Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Perry, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.

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