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Hurricane Idalia tracker: See the powerful storm's latest path

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Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning.

Hurricane Idalia has roared ashore in Florida, making landfall in the Big Bend region just before 8 a.m. Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 hurricane.

Idalia is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region since 1896.

PHOTO: Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Aug. 30, 2023.
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Aug. 30, 2023.
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PHOTO: Hurricane Idalia path on Aug. 30, 2023.
Hurricane Idalia path on Aug. 30, 2023.
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Life-threatening storm surge is a major threat.

Storm surge is already flooding most of the coastal Tampa Bay area, where the surge could reach 6 feet.

The storm surge could hit 16 feet near Cedar Key and the Big Bend area and could reach 5 feet in the flood-vulnerable cities of Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina.

PHOTO: Hurricane Idalia storm surge on Aug. 30, 2023.
Hurricane Idalia storm surge on Aug. 30, 2023.
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'Extremely dangerous' Category 3 hurricane makes landfall in Florida

Heavy rain -- up to 1 foot -- as well as flash flooding are expected from Georgia to the Carolinas.

PHOTO: Hurricane Idalia rainfall through Thursday.
Hurricane Idalia rainfall through Thursday.
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