230,000 people in Florida evacuated after hurricane Idalia hit Cedar key and Tampa bay

230,000 people in Florida evacuated after hurricane Idalia hit Cedar key and Tampa bay Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a catastrophic Category 3 storm on Wednesday and unleashed storm surges and rainfall across an area that has never before received such pummeling. More than 230,000 customers were without electricity as trees snapped by strong winds and rushing water covered streets. According to the Cedar Key fire and rescue department, there were many downed trees and debris on the street. Storm surge could rise as high as 4.9 meters in some places. Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. It made landfall near Keaton Beach at 7:45 a.m. as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 125 milles per hour. #hurricaneidalia #rain #storm #florida #cedarkey #tampabay #flooding #weather #climatechange #hurricane #perry #heavyrain #news #today #flood #floridanews This channel publishes about natural disasters and weather in the world every day Floods in Montreal: Floods in Japan: Video materials are taken from social networks. It was selected based on the publication date, title, description, and location of the event. Sometimes, videos may contain fragments that don’t match the date and place. It is not always possible to check their reliability. Thank you for your understanding. If you find inappropriate use of copyrighted content (videos, photos and music) in the video, please contact us via email: ✉ idhdigitalgroup@