Hurricane Idalia made landfall on August 30, 2023, near Keaton Beach in the Florida Big Bend region as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph. It caused a devastating storm surge of 7 to 12 feet along the coastal Big Bend, especially affecting Levy, Dixie, and Taylor counties
. After moving inland through northern Florida, Idalia weakened to a tropical storm as it crossed into Georgia, then continued northeastward through the Carolinas before emerging off the southeastern U.S. coast into the Atlantic Ocean
. As of its last known position in late August 2023, Idalia was moving inland through Georgia and the Carolinas, with ongoing heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and tropical storm-force winds reported in those areas
. It later moved off the coast near North Carolina and was tracked about 185 miles west of Bermuda on September 1, 2023, as a post-tropical cyclone
. Since the current date is May 20, 2025, Hurricane Idalia is no longer active. The storm's significant impacts were primarily in late August 2023 across Florida's Big Bend and parts of the southeastern United States.
