PHOTOS: Hurricane Idalia makes landfall as Category 3 storm

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PHOTOS: Hurricane Idalia makes landfall as Category 3 storm

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm on Florida’s west coast.

Workers clean up fallen tree on Roswell Road north of Dalrymple after Hurricane Idalia hits Georgia.

Brian Ream with Sandy Springs examines fallen tree on Roswell Road north of Dalrymple

In this photo made in a flight provided by mediccorps.org, the remains of a destroyed home built atop a platform on piles are seen in Keaton Beach, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The remains of damaged homes are seen in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A displaced building sits alongside flooding littered with debris from other buildings, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A roof lies amidst trees on the outskirts of Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Debris from destroyed buildings lies next to a home still standing in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A City of Tallahassee electrical worker assesses damage to power lines after a tree fell on Old St. Augustine, a canopy road, in Tallahassee, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

Chad Hinchman, 40, looks around his flooded front yard in Pasadena, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the Big Bend region, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A vehicle sits on flooded Thrace Street at Palmetto Beach in Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend region on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A group wades into a flooded Beach Boulevard near 31st Avenue, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Gulfport, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

People kayak past an abandon vehicle in the intersection of Boca Ciega Drive and Pasadena Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Pete Beach, Fla., Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines in an area that has never before received such a pummeling. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Water from the Hillsborough River rises onto Plant park at University of Tampa in downtown as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend region on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Lily Gumos, 11, of St. Pete Beach, kayaks with her French bulldog along Blind Pass Road and 86th Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Pete Beach, Fla. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines in an area that has never before received such a pummeling. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Shore Boulevard in front of O'Maddy's Bar & Grille is seen in floodwaters as Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Gulfport, Fla. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Chad Hinchman, 40, walks through one of his rental Airbnb properties on Hibiscus Avenue South, which flooded overnight, as Hurricane Idalia made landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Pasadena. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Janecia Wallace, 18, climbs down a ladder with the help of her brother, Julian Wallace, 13, after being rescued by St. Petersburg Fire Rescue from their Shore Acres home Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines in an area that has never before received such a pummeling. (Jennifer Glenfield/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A man walks his motorcycle to Desoto Park after attempting to ride through an impassable South Bermuda Boulevard at Palmetto Beach in Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A mailbox stands on Hibiscus Avenue South stands in floodwaters as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Pasadena, Fla. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

This Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, 11:21 a.m. EDT satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Idalia, center, over Florida and crossing into Georgia, and Hurricane Franklin, right, as it moves along off the East coast of the United States. (NOAA via AP)

Flooded 31st Avenue in Gulfport, Florida, on Aug. 30, 2023. As Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region the Tampa Bay region is still feeling the aftermath of the storm. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via Zuma Press Wire/TNS)

Bill Teichman, 64, of Gaylord, Michigan, takes a photo of flooded Shore Boulevard in Gulfport, Florida, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. As Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region, the Tampa Bay region was still seeing rising floodwaters from storm surge and rising tides. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

A City of Tallahassee electrical worker assesses damage to power lines after a tree fell on Old St. Augustine, a canopy road, in Tallahassee, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

A man runs across flooded Bayshore Blvd., from the storm surge associated with Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A man checks the water level as he drives on flooded Bayshore Blvd., after storm surge from Hurricane Idalia flooded the road Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A woman walks through flooded water along Bayshore Blvd., from storm surge from Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

SAVANNAH, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023: Sailboat owners Shawn Murphy, right, and his wife Sandy Murphy duck under some caution tape as they leave the marina after securing their 48-catamaran at the docks as Hurricane IdaliaÕs bands start to impact the area, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023: Staff and boat owners at Bull River Marina talk to marina staff after securing their sailboat as Hurricane IdaliaÕs outer bands of wind and rain hit the coast, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Savannah, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

SAVANNAH, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023: Brandon Long, left, owner of Bull River Marina, checks an app on his phone for the latest tracks of Hurricane Idalia and Franklin as one of his boat owners leaves the marina, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Savannah, Ga. Hurricane Idalia hit the gulf coast of Florida as a Category 3 storm and is expected to bring wind and rain. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

A woman surveys the flooding on Bayshore Blvd., along Old Tampa Bay after winds from Hurricane Idalia pushed water over the sea wall Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Flood waters pushed by Hurricane Idalia pour over the sea wall along Old Tampa Bay as paddle boarder Zeke Pierce, of Tampa rides Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Members of the Tampa Fire Rescue Dept., remove a street pole after large awnings from an apartment building blew off from winds associated with Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Members of the Tampa Fire Rescue Dept., remove a street pole after large awnings from an apartment building blew off from winds associated with Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Idalia made landfall earlier this morning along the Big Bend of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Zeke Pierce rides his paddle board down the middle of a flooded Bayshore Blvd in downtown in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region Wednesday morning, threatening deadly storm surges and destructive winds in an area not accustomed to such pummeling. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Zeke Pierce rides his paddle board down the middle of a flooded Bayshore Blvd in downtown in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the bid bend area of the state. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

This photo provided by FDOT shows flooded interstate 275 Over Tampa Bay, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region as a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning, threatening deadly storm surges and destructive winds in an area not accustomed to such pummeling. (FDOT via AP)

Residents hold hands as they wade through a street flooded by rains brought on by Hurricane Idalia, in Batabano, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A person on a recumbent bike is accompanied by a dog as he rides past waterfront businesses moving merchandise and furniture ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, in Cedar Key, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

People work to prepare waterfront business 83 West, ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, in Cedar Key, Fla, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Chad Hinchman, 40, looks around his flooded front yard in Pasadena, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the Big Bend region, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023:
Garrett Kammeraad pulls a cart with concrete footers up the beach to higher ground as Hurricane IdaliaÕs winds start to pick up, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tybee Island, Ga. Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla. at 7:45 a.m. as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023:
Gregory Drex Whiddon secures umbrellas from his familyÕs beach rentals near the Tybee Island pier as the winds from Hurricane Idalia start to pick up, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tybee Island, Ga. Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula.(AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023: A visitor reacts as he is hit by a wave from Hurricane IdaliaÕs storm surge near the Tybee Pier, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023: Longtime resident Ernie Laessig watches the waves from Hurricane Idalia crash under the Tybee Pier; as the storm intensifies along the coast, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tybee Island, Ga. The system remained a hurricane as it crossed into Georgia with top winds of 90 mph after drenching Florida mostly to the east of Tallahassee. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023:
Emma Martin of Tybee Island runs towards a group of pigeons on the beach near the Tybee Pier as Hurricane Idalia moves through the state, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tybee Island, Ga. The system remained a hurricane as it crossed into Georgia with top winds of 90 mph after drenching Florida mostly to the east of Tallahassee. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Gov. Brian Kemp said Georgia authorities are preparing for flash flooding, downed trees and heavy rainfall as Hurricane Idalia carves a menacing path from Florida’s Gulf Coast to South Georgia. He was speaking from the State Operations Center. (Greg Bluestein / greg.bluestein@ajc.com)

FEMA remains activated to support states in Hurricane Idalia's path. At the Response Coordination Center in Atlanta, officials have the ability to position resources and support partners as they respond to incidents.

A fallen tree lies atop the Mayo Cafe and a truck parked outside in Mayo, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A fallen tree lies on top of an RV in Mayo, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Members of the National Guard prepare their equipment in Mayo, Fla., as they wait for instructions on where to respond, after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Downed branches sit alongside where members of the National Guard prepare their equipment in Mayo, Fla., while they wait for instructions on where to respond, after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A fallen tree lies atop the Mayo Cafe and a truck parked outside its entrance, in Mayo, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A canopy lies wrapped around a tree in an RV park in Mayo, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

August 30, 2023 Atlanta: A large tree fell from a nearby house that blocked morning traffic on East Morningside Drive near Piedmont Avenue in Midtown Atlanta on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 as overnight rain left a soggy metro.Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2023 declared a state of emergency with Hurricane Idalia expected to bring life-threatening storm surges to Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday before heading into southwest Georgia. High winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and widespread power outages are possible in Florida and in south and coastal Georgia, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tornadoes are also possible in Georgia, the National Weather Service said. The storm’s rain bands could reach metro Atlanta. “We are taking every precaution ahead of Hurricane Idalia’s landfall (Wednesday), and I am taking this additional executive action to ensure state assets are ready to respond,” Kemp said. Georgia farmers, who have millions of dollars worth of peanuts, pecans and cotton sitting in their fields, were making final preparations on Tuesday. “Most people would probably like to see some rain this time of year to sort of finish out the crop; that part of it would be a blessing,” said Jonathan Mann, co-owner of GBJ Mann Farms in Surrency, about 90 miles southwest of Savannah. “But it’s the wind that would have me very concerned.” (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

The remains of four old chicken houses, now used for storage, sit collapsed after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, on a private farm near Mayo, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A cyclist looks on as Dani Araus, 27, walks down a flooded street at Palmetto Beach in Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend region on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Storm surge from Hurricane Idalia floods Athens Street in Tarpon Springs, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A Greek flag floats in the water in front of Costa's Restaurant as storm surge from Hurricane Idalia floods Athens Street in Tarpon Springs, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Daniel Dickert wades through water in front of his home where the Steinhatchee River overflowed on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Steinhatchee, Fla., after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Rescue workers with Tidewater Disaster Response wade through a tidal surge on SW 358 Highway while looking for people in need of help after the Steinhatchee River flooded on Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023, in Steinhatchee, Fla., following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Zach Bunkley, left, and Oscar Garcia, inspect damage to a rental cottage at the Sea Hag Marina on Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023, at the Steinhatchee River at Taylor County, Fla., in the Big Bend area. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Storm surge floods a home off Riverside Drive on the Steinhatchee River in Steinhatchee, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A pile of debris floats on the porch of a rental cottage at the Sea Hag Marina on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Steinhatchee, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Pedestrians walk along a flooded Old Dixie Highway in the Sea Ranch area Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Hudson, Fla. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Residents of Twin City Mobile Home Park, a manufactured home community in flood zone A, navigate through the neighborhood in high waters, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. (Jennifer Glenfield

Rescue workers with Tidewater Disaster Response, from left, Zack Hoeth, Zack McCue, and Mike Foster, of Fairfax, Va., search SW 358 Highway for people in need of help Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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Workers clean up fallen tree on Roswell Road north of Dalrymple after Hurricane Idalia hits Georgia.

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