what category is hurricane idalia

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Nature

Hurricane Idalia was a powerful tropical cyclone that rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico but made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near Keaton Beach in the Florida Big Bend region on August 30, 2023. At landfall, it had sustained winds of approximately 115 to 125 mph, classifying it as a high-end Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale