PHOTOS: Georgia, Florida prepare for Hurricane Idalia

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PHOTOS: Georgia, Florida prepare for Hurricane Idalia

Georgia and Florida prepare for Hurricane Idalia to come ashore Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Surfers along Tybee IslandÕs north beach paddle out to some rare swells, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. The storm strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and is barreling toward FloridaÕs Gulf Coast and will likely come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)(AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Tybee Island resident Timmy Sheehan board up his house on Tybee Island, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Tybee Island resident Bryan Moore helps his friend board up his house on Tybee Island, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. The storm is projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph near the Florida Panhandle. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Tybee Island resident Bryan Moore helps his friend board up his house on Tybee Island, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. The storm is projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph near the Florida Panhandle. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Furniture is piled high inside a canal-front second home of Victor Cassano in Suwannee, Fla., as he prepares for the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Cassano, a flooring contractor, has meticulously constructed and outfitted the small two-bedroom home which he is hoping to move into full-time as soon as he can sell his house in Ormond Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

An evacuation sign stands in Cedar Key, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Surfers along Tybee IslandÕs north beach paddle out to some rare swells, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. The storm strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and is barreling toward FloridaÕs Gulf Coast and will likely come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)(AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Bar stools fill the open second story at the Sea Hag Marina in Steinhatchee, Fla., as employees prepare for the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Vistors stop and take a photo of the dramatic clouds on the south end of Tybee Island, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Tybee Island residents fill sandbags Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Chatham County Public Works employee Richard McCoy puts barrels, cones and road closure signs out for the police department, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane IdaliaÕs arrival. Officials may have to close the main causeway, Highway 80, to Tybee Island, if itÕs covered by high water. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

An electrical line technician walks among hundreds of electrical line trucks at Duke Energy's staging location in Sumterville, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding.(Stephen M. Dowell /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Workers at Toucans Bar and Grill board up the restaurant windows ahead of Hurricane Idalia near Clearwater Beach Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Clearwater, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Idalia. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Flagler County residents fill sand bags, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Flagler Beach, Fla., as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

1-year-old Reagan Ortagus sits in her car seat as her father, Tyler Ortagus, fills sandbags at the Mills Field location in Saint Johns County, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, as residents prepared for approaching Hurricane Idalia. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Tybee Island resident Brandon Brown looks through rain drops on his glass as he fills sandbags, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Helping his elderly mother prepare for Hurricane Idalia, Kevin Ayala lifts a sandbag into the back of his pickup truck, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023. Ayala's mother lives in a neighborhood on Tybee Island that is prone to flooding. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

State health employee Sonia Lewis wipes down beds as staff ready the hurricane shelter set up inside the Orange County/Orlando Magic Recreation Center on Goldenrod Road in Winter Park, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. There are several shelters open in Orange County in response to the state of emergency declared due to Hurricane Idalia. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Surfers take advantage of waves rarely seen along the calm shores of Key West, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding. (Rob O'Neal/The Key West Citizen via AP)

Men work to reinforce a law firm's office on 2nd Street, where businesses and residents were preparing for potential flooding ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia in Cedar Key, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Kiosks at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter are covered in protective wrapping at the Tampa International Airport, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. The airport closed to all air travel early Tuesday as residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Hurricane Idalia. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Visitors to the Southernmost Point buoy brave the waves for a few cell phone photos as Hurricane Idalia passes the Florida Keys some 175 miles to the west, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 in Key West, Fla. Much of Florida was in disaster mode on Tuesday with only hours to go before an onslaught from Idalia, forecast to strengthen rapidly into “an extremely dangerous major hurricane” before hitting the Gulf Coast on Wednesday. (Rob O'Neal /The Key West Citizen via AP)

Waves crash against the shoreline at Higgs Beach in Key West, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, as Hurricane Idalia passes the Florida Keys some 175 miles to the west. Much of Florida was in disaster mode on Tuesday with only hours to go before an onslaught from Idalia, forecast to strengthen rapidly into “an extremely dangerous major hurricane” before hitting the Gulf Coast on Wednesday. (Rob O'Neal /The Key West Citizen via AP)

Adam Henderson, owner of Harbour Master Suites, prepares his business ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Cedar Key, Fla. The hurricane is now forecast to become an extremely dangerous Category 3 storm, pushing a storm surge of up to 12 feet. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Tami Wilkes, nurse practitioner and owner of Cedar Key Health Care, gets help to take down a sign as she prepares her business ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, in Cedar Key, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. The hurricane is now forecast to become an extremely dangerous Category 3 storm, pushing a storm surge of up to 12 feet. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Susan Bailey, 65, of Odessa, walks to her vehicle after buying supplies and groceries at the Walmart Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in New Port Richey, Florida. Bailey said she was prepped for Hurricane Idalia, but because more friends are coming to stay, she needed to make another trip. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

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Credit: Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 29, 2023: Surfers along Tybee IslandÕs north beach paddle out to some rare swells, Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2023 ahead of Hurricane Idalia. The storm strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and is barreling toward FloridaÕs Gulf Coast and will likely come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)(AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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