Video of Hurricane Idalia Storm Surge And Flooding Is Incredible
Hurricane Idalia hit the western coast of Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday and is poised to cause major damage and destruction. We've already written about footage from coverage of Idalia, but now we're getting a look at the crazy storm surge and the havoc it is wreaking as the storm made landfall. The videos are incredible.
Here are some of the insane videos emerging of the storm surge over the past 12 hours:
A friend sent me this video!! Holy crap!! Look at the storm surge creeping UP THE HIGHWAY off Bayshore Blvd here in South Tampa. @NewsNation pic.twitter.com/4ERp8OfMLU
— Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) August 30, 2023
Incredible #Idalia storm surge 6’ and counting here at Cedar Key, FL pic.twitter.com/8MzaHJpWce
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) August 30, 2023
"This whole area is underwater."
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 30, 2023
As the sun rises, we're LIVE getting a better look at #Idalia's life-threatening storm surge.
Landfall is imminent. pic.twitter.com/nwtIutJ58t
Major storm surge in Cedar Key, FL from Hurricane Idalia pic.twitter.com/IP9Bk0ourv
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 30, 2023
NEW: Storm surge already invading the roads of Cedar Key, Florida well ahead of Hurricane Idalia. 12-16 feet of storm surge expected @accuweather pic.twitter.com/jXIeluVGXK
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 30, 2023
UPDATE: The storm surge is quickly moving in and inundating Gulfport, FL as #Idalia inches closer to the coast. Our field correspondent @bclemms captured this not too long ago #FLwx pic.twitter.com/0Tn5iyeMjr
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 30, 2023
Storm surge several blocks in from the Gulf of Mexico large debris as well septic tank Cedar Key, FL Hurricane Idalia pic.twitter.com/c40jSZ5AlX
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 30, 2023
Storm surge causing structural damage and blowing out the doors of condo complex in Cedar Key, FL from Hurricane Idalia @accuweather pic.twitter.com/WAJgBtZtku
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 30, 2023
Below is a video taken from a homeowner on Dark Island, which is about 1 mile south of Keaton Beach, as Hurricane Idalia made landfall. This is what a large storm surge can do. Good luck Tallahassee and all my fellow Floridians.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) August 30, 2023
Last year we went through Hurricane Ian here in… pic.twitter.com/BQGEieBZvR
It doesn't even seem real... video of the storm surge in Cedar Key shortly after Idalia made landfall in Keaton Beach around 7:45 am.
— Jordyn Markhoff (@JordynMarkhoff) August 30, 2023
A storm of this size has not made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region in more than 125 years #HurricaneIdalia pic.twitter.com/fB2SlIpPWp
Dangerous storm surge continues in Cedar Key, FL with strong westerlies on the backside of Hurricane Idalia. Here is the peak storm surge: https://t.co/f8e4XOlvKa pic.twitter.com/WgWYjheu3z
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 30, 2023
INCREDIBLE VIDEO | Heartbreaking footage to watch. This is a time-lapse video from Steinhatchee, Florida early Wednesday morning as storm surge from Hurricane Idalia pushed ashore. Surge values could top out over 10 feet in spots around this location. #Idalia #FLwx pic.twitter.com/xyMABT0Ylq
— Zach Covey (@ZachCoveyTV) August 30, 2023
New video: drone footage from our field crews shows Steinhatchee, Florida inundated by storm surge from Hurricane #Idalia. pic.twitter.com/EzgrgPJP2R
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 30, 2023
That's incredibly scary, especially because there is nothing anyone can do to stop that kind of storm surge and flooding. All the people in those areas can do it get to higher ground and wait it out.
Idalia has now mostly left Florida and moved northeast into Georgia, while it is weakening as it spends more time over land, it is still categorized as a hurricane for the moment.
Here's hoping everyone in Florida and Georgia are staying safe.