In Photos: Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall in an area not accustomed to such pummelling (Pics/AFP)

Updated On: 2023-08-31 11:19 AM IST

Compiled by : ronak mastakar

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Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula

Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave as Idalia gained strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico

And those who didn't were warned to find a safe place while the storm moves through

Storm surge could rise as high as 15 feet (4.5 metres) in some places

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia "an unprecedented event" since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend

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