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

Updated On: 31 August, 2023 11:19 AM IST | ronak mastakar

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)

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

<p>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</p>

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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

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And those who didn`t were warned to find a safe place while the storm moves through

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

<p>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</p>

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

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