Hurricane Idalia Strikes Florida: Power Outages Affect Thousands

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【Summary】Hurricane Idalia, the strongest storm in over 125 years, has made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region. It is currently a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rain and winds of 175 km/h. This is the third hurricane to hit Florida in the past year. Over 270,000 people are without power in the affected area.

FutureCar Staff Aug 30, 2023 10:23 AM PT

Hurricane Idalia Strikes Florida: Power Outages Affect Thousands

Hurricane Idalia, known as the strongest storm to hit the Big Bend region in over 125 years, made landfall on Wednesday morning near Keaton Beach. The storm, now a Category 2 hurricane, is currently moving across northern Florida, bringing heavy rain and sustained winds of 175 km/h with even higher gusts.

The National Hurricane Center has confirmed that Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane at 7:45 a.m. This marks the third hurricane to hit Florida in the past 12 months, following Hurricane Ian in September 2022 and Hurricane Nicole in October 2022.

As of 11 a.m., poweroutage.us reports that more than 273,104 Floridians are without power, with the majority of outages occurring in the Big Bend region. The impact of the storm can already be seen in Perry, Florida, where The Weather Network's Mark Robinson has been capturing early footage.

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