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the storm surge was always the biggest threat and, as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida s west coast. these residents are being brought out of the evacuation zone, an area where the authorities had been telling people for days that it wasn t safe to stay in their homes. about three o clock, the water was still two feet below the sea wall. so i went back to bed, and he woke me up about 7:30 and said, we ve got water in the house . so, that s where we re at. did you guys not get the warnings to leave? yes. but we left the last one and didn t have to, so. right. ..we thought we d be able to sit it out. guess not. don t ever trust the weatherman! the whole front building at the faraway end, - where the swings were, just came apart and it s washing up the street towards us. the hurricane made landfall on what s known as florida s big bend, a relatively less populated area of the coast. but once again, the warnings were clear, the floods pose a major threa
bringing fierce winds and water searches. these are live pictures from clearwater in florida. all around the state there is flooding, one man died in the big bend region after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree. some areas of the state are already seeing flooding, with knee deep water covering roads and inundating towns. these are the latest pictures from jacksonville near to where the hurricane hit land. although the storm has continued to weaken the winds are around 90 mph. that is 150 kph. earlier florida governor ron desantis said 16 foot storm surges were expected in some areas. more than a quarter of a million people are without power. the hurricane is not crossing into southern georgia and we are expecting an update in the next hour from the authorities in florida. in a briefing just before the storm made landfall, florida governor ron desantis warned people against taking any risks. you don t want to be messing around with these winds. there s going to b