While all of us were busy tracking Hurricane Idalia, turns out the remnants of what once was Tropical Storm Gert (remember Gert?) never faded away completely.
The "zombie" system has a low-end chance of redevelopment southeast of Bermuda. No threat to land. pic.twitter.com/eMnyTHArUM
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 30, 2023
Avoid travel on I-10 east of Tallahassee! It is an absolute nightmare right now. So many trees down! This was taken near Greenville, FL on westbound lanes. @NWSTallahassee @spann @rzweather @ryanhallyall #wxtwitter #Idalia #flwx pic.twitter.com/hKGRmdmzpG
— Jonathan Sachar (@jsacharwx) August 30, 2023
HURRICANE IDALIA NOW MOVING INLAND IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA… Hurricane Idalia has come ashore on this Wednesday morning in the Big Bend region of Florida near Keaton Beach. Idalia continues to produce extreme impacts over a wide area in north Florida and southern Georgia. Dangerous storm surge, heavy rain, flooding, tornadoes, and high winds are set to continue over the next several hours across parts of the northern Florida Peninsula. Idalia officially will go in the books as a category 3 hurricane with maximum winds at 125 mph at landfall. This is the first major hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida in the modern era.
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I will have more updates posted over the next several hours in the RedZone Weather app. Have a nice Wednesday!
Hurricane Idalia made landfall around 7:45AM EDT near Keaton Beach in the Big Bend of Florida. Maximum winds at landfall were around 125 mph, making Idalia a category 3 storm at the time of landfall. pic.twitter.com/nOyLDU2Drz
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 30, 2023
Intense winds continuing across Perry, FL. Widespread damage. @NWSTallahassee @ryanhallyall @spann @rzweather #wxtwitter #flwx #idalia pic.twitter.com/0f1VO9nyi8
— Jonathan Sachar (@jsacharwx) August 30, 2023
