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KEATON BEACH, Fla. – Raging Hurricane Idalia officially made an unprecedented and historic landfall Wednesday along Florida's Gulf Coast, blasting destructive winds, heavy rainfall and catastrophic storm surge as power outages climbed to over 200,000.
The Category 3 storm hit along the coast of Florida's Big Bend near Keaton Beach about 7:45 a.m. local time, posing an immediate threat to lives and properties with its 125 mph winds and significant flooding. Idalia has since weakened to a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph as the storm moves to the northeast at 18 mph.
The FOX Forecast Center said Idalia was the strongest hurricane to strike the Big Bend area – especially near Cedar Key – in 125 years, dating back to an unnamed 1896 storm.
Source: Fox News