See Hurricane Idalia's path of destruction throughout Florida's Gulf Coast, panhandle

Laura Lordi and Greg Lovett, Palm Beach Post
Chris Bodue paddles through his flooded neighborhood from Hurricane Idalia in Tarpon Springs, Florida on August 30, 2023.
Chris Bodue paddles through his flooded neighborhood from Hurricane Idalia in Tarpon Springs, Florida on August 30, 2023.

Hurricane Idalia leaves flooding, storm surge after tearing through Florida's Gulf Coast and panhandle. Strong images showing the destruction and aftermath of this monster storm which made landfall as a Category 3 near Keaton Beach at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30. The eyewall exited a little more than two hours later on its path to Georgia.

Cedar Key, on Florida's Gulf Coast, saw nearly seven feet of storm surge washing over the small island community Wednesday morning and areas along the west coast such as Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota and Manatee counties were swamped with water. Videos from the areas showed flooded bridges, floating cars, wading residents and knee-high water rushing into doorways.

See Hurricane Idalia's path of destruction throughout Florida:

Two homes were destroyed by fire during Hurricane Idalia in Hudson, Florida on August 30, 2023.
Two homes were destroyed by fire during Hurricane Idalia in Hudson, Florida on August 30, 2023.
In an image provided by Joe Meek, Mayor of Crystal River, flooding is shown in Crystal River after Hurricane Idalia struck overnight on August 30, 2023.
In an image provided by Joe Meek, Mayor of Crystal River, flooding is shown in Crystal River after Hurricane Idalia struck overnight on August 30, 2023.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Hurricane Idalia's aftermath destruction in Florida, Tallahassee

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