The storm turned streets into rivers as it passed through the Gulf Coast. Over 250,000 people were without power by noon as the storm headed over to Georgia.
This was the first time a major hurricane passed through the bay.
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Cars attempt to drive on a flooded road in Tampa, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.
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Makatla Ritchter evacuates her home through floodwaters caused by storm surge from Hurricane Idalia on Aug. 30, 2023, in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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Residents walk through floodwaters from Hurricane Idalia in Gulfport, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023.
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Flood waters inundate downtown after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The storm made landfall as a category 3 storm.
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A truck passes through flooded streets caused by Hurricane Idalia passing offshore on Aug. 30, 2023, in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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A woman walks through flooded water along Bayshore Blvd caused by storm surge from Hurricane Idalia, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state.
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Police man a roadblock to keep cars from driving through flood waters on Aug. 30, 2023, in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida’s West Coast as a category 3 storm early Wednesday morning.
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Storm surges flood Cedar Keys, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend area, Aug. 30, 2023.
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Floodwater and debris from Hurricane Idalia cover parts of Cedar Key, Florida, after the storm made landfall as a category 3 hurricane, Aug. 30, 2023.
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A person rides a kayak through flooded streets as Hurricane Idalia passes offshore, Aug. 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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A flooded street from Hurricane Idalia in Gulfport, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, grounded more than 800 flights and unleashed floods along Florida’s coast far from where it came ashore as a Category 3 storm earlier today.
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A flooded street is seen near the Steinhatchee marina in Steinhatchee, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.
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Members of the Tampa Fire Rescue Dept., remove a street pole after large awnings from an apartment building blew off from Hurricane Idalia, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state.
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Makatla Ritchter, left, and her mother, Keiphra Line wade through flood waters after evacuating their home, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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People try to free a car stuck on the shoulder amid storm debris as Hurricane Idalia crosses the state, Aug. 30, 2023, near Mayo, Florida. The storm made landfall at Keaton Beach, Florida as category 3 hurricane.
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A resident rides a bicycle through floodwaters from Hurricane Idalia in Gulfport, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023.
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Flood waters pour over the sea wall along Old Tampa Bay as paddle boarder Zeke Pierce, of Tampa, rides alongside it, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. Hurricane Idalia swamped coastlines from Tampa to Tallahassee as it made landfall in the Big Bend region Wednesday morning.
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Residents use kayaks to travel on a flooded road in Tampa, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.
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A car drives through a flooded street in Tampa, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.
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A car drives through a flooded street in Tampa, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.
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A City of Tallahassee electrical worker assesses damage to power lines after a tree fell on Old St. Augustine, a canopy road, in Tallahassee, Florida.
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A man runs across a flooded Bayshore Blvd., from the storm surge brought on by Hurricane Idalia, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.
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Reporters wade through flood waters as it inundates the downtown area after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore on Aug. 30, 2023, in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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A street in Tampa, Florida, is flooded with storm surges caused by Hurricane Idalia, Aug. 30, 2023.
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Cars sit in a flooded street caused by storm surges from Hurricane Idalia, Aug. 30, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
