Dramatic photos, video capture Hurricane Idalia's historic landfall in Florida
More than 200,000 power outages have been reported in Florida as Hurricane Idalia made its historic landfall near Keaton Beach early Wednesday morning
Hurricane Idalia slams into Keaton Beach, Florida
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Keaton Beach, Florida, early Wednesday morning and LSM storm tracker Brian Emfinger joined FOX Weather to describe what he experienced as the moster storm roared ashore.
KEATON BEACH, Fla - Hurricane Idalia made a historic landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday morning bringing with it a catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds of around 125 mph, and new pictures and videos are showing the extent of the monster storm's impacts.
Hurricane Idalia is also causing power outages to skyrocket with more than 250,000 outages reported as of Wednesday morning. State officials have warned residents to prepare for long-duration outages, although tens of thousands of line men are standing by to restore power as quickly as possible.
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Watch: Ferocious Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Keaton Beach, Florida
Dramatic video shows a massive storm surge and major flooding as Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Keaton Beach, Florida, early Wednesday morning with winds of 125 mph.
Several dramatic videos show Hurricane Idalia as the ferocious storm was making landfall in Keaton Beach on Wednesday morning.
Video shows a storm surge rushing inland and covering the porch of a home, sending waves crashing over the railing.
Watch: Drone video gives bird's-eye view of destruction left behind after Hurricane Idalia
Drone video recorded in Keaton Beach, Florida, shows homes that were severely damaged and destroyed after Hurricane Idalia made landfall early Wednesday morning with winds of 125 mph.
After the storm, drone video recorded above the area shows several homes that were severely damaged by the storm and one that was completely destroyed, with the roof peeled away.
Watch: Powerful winds from Hurricane Idalia send trees, debris flying through the air in Perry, Florida
Dramatic video recorded in the eyewall of Hurricane Idalia shows trees and other debris flying through the air as the Category 3 hurricane was making landfall with 125 mph winds early Wednesday morning.
More dramatic video was recorded in Perry, Florida, as Hurricane was making landfall. The jaw-dropping video was recorded in the hurricane's eyewall and shows trees and other debris being blown through the air during the storm's ferocious winds.
Several boats were damaged and sank in Marina Jacks Basin in Sarasota, Florida.
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The Sarasota Police Department shared several photos on X, the company formerly known as Twitter, showing flooding along roads in the downtown area and near the water. The police department said several boats were damaged and sank in the Marina Jacks Basin when Hurricane Idalia spun by the area.
Roads along the Bayfront and in the downtown Sarasota area have been flooding due to Hurricane Idalia.
(Sarasota Police Department/X)
The police department said flooding has been reported downtown and several areas have been closed. Police have also been busy placing barricades so no cars can drive into areas that flooded as a result of Hurricane Idalia.
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Watch: Flooding in St. Petersburg, Florida
Flooding is seen in video recorded by the St. Petersburg Police Department on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
The St. Petersburg Police Department also shared videos on X showing water covering a parking lot on Derby Lane, and bridges in the area have been closed.
Watch: Cars drive through flooding in Clearwater Beach, Florida
Flooding was reported in Clearwater Beach, Florida, as Hurricane Idalia approached the state's Gulf Coast, and video from the area shows vehicles driving over water-covered roadways.
Clearwater Beach, Florida, also appears to have been hit hard by flooding due to Hurricane Idalia. Video from the area shows vehicles trying to drive over water-covered roads, which is not advisable.
The police department has warned that several areas of Clearwater Beach are under water and access to the beach has been closed.
Watch: Boathouse collapses due to effects of Hurricane Idalia
Video shows a boathouse collapsing during Hurricane Idalia in Steinhatchee, Florida on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
Video recorded in Steinhatchee, Florida, shows a boathouse collapsing and floating away in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Idalia.