Idalia has caused destruction in the Sunshine State and also struck Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina
It still brought windspeeds of up to 125mp and a 15ft storm surge as it struck the coastline of north-west Florida.
The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm but still brings a risk of flash-flooding, according to National Hurricane Center warnings On Thursday morning the National Hurricane Center showed Idalia just off the coast of the Carolinas, heading east-north-east, as a tropical storm.As the eye of the storm moved inland, high winds shredded signs, ripped off roofs and brought down tall trees.
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