<p>Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in the United States' Florida. The storm touched down in&nbsp;a sparsely populated section of Florida's swampy Big Bend coast at around 7:45 am (local time) on Wednesday (August 30th).</p>

<h2><strong>Toppled trees and more</strong></h2>

<p>It&nbsp;came with powerful 125 mph winds that toppled trees and push torrents of dark water onshore, flooding the small fishing villages that dot a vast swath of shoreline. Overnight, the storm was briefly considered a category 4 storm, but it was dropped back to category 3&nbsp;just before sunrise.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/tropical-storm-idalia-to-strengthen-into-hurricane-and-make-landfall-in-florida-say-us-forecasters-630012">Tropical Storm Idalia to strengthen into hurricane and make landfall in Florida, say US forecasters</a></strong></p>

<p>Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the&nbsp;US National Hurricane Center warned that the "extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane Idalia" has made landfall in Florida. The US weather agency also reported ongoing "catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">7:45 AM EDT update: Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Idalia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Idalia</a> makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125 mph. Catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds ongoing. <a href="https://t.co/umMdj8dD5d">pic.twitter.com/umMdj8dD5d</a></p>
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<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/flood-alerts-mass-evacuations-as-florida-gears-for-extremely-dangerous-hurricane-idalia-630360">Flood alerts, mass evacuations as Florida gears for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Idalia</a></strong></p>

<p>As per Reuters, a&nbsp;major Florida highway was flooded&nbsp;as Hurricane Idalia neared the state. The news agency reports that traffic camera images from the area showed the I-275 Interstate&nbsp;— which connects Tampa to the nearby city of St Petersburg across the Tampa Bay — flooded northbound as waves washed over the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa.</p>

<h2><strong>'Don't mess with this storm'</strong></h2>

<p>In an early morning press conference, Florida governor Ron DeSantis warned Florida residents to&nbsp;not put themselves in jeopardy and proceed with caution.</p>

<p>"Don't mess with this storm," said DeSantis, adding that "it's going to be a significant, significant impact".</p>

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— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1696832869690425446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in the United States' Florida. The storm touched down in a sparsely populated section of Florida's swampy Big Bend coast at around 7:45 am (local time) on Wednesday (August 30th).

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in the United States' Florida. The storm touched down in a sparsely populated section of Florida's swampy Big Bend coast at around 7:45 am (local time) on Wednesday (August 30th). Toppled trees and more It came with powerful 125 mph winds that toppled trees and push torrents of dark water onshore, flooding the small fishing villages that dot a vast swath of shoreline. Overnight, the storm was briefly considered a category 4 storm, but it was dropped back to category 3 just before sunrise. Also read | Tropical Storm Idalia to strengthen into hurricane and make landfall in Florida, say US forecasters Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the US National Hurricane Center warned that the "extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane Idalia" has made landfall in Florida. The US weather agency also reported ongoing "catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds. 7:45 AM EDT update: Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125 mph. Catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds ongoing. pic.twitter.com/umMdj8dD5d — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 30, 2023 × Also read | Flood alerts, mass evacuations as Florida gears for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Idalia As per Reuters, a major Florida highway was flooded as Hurricane Idalia neared the state. The news agency reports that traffic camera images from the area showed the I-275 Interstate — which connects Tampa to the nearby city of St Petersburg across the Tampa Bay — flooded northbound as waves washed over the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa. 'Don't mess with this storm' In an early morning press conference, Florida governor Ron DeSantis warned Florida residents to not put themselves in jeopardy and proceed with caution. "Don't mess with this storm," said DeSantis, adding that "it's going to be a significant, significant impact". Governor Ron DeSantis Gives Update on Hurricane Idalia From Tallahassee Florida https://t.co/eeN2etJSvd — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) August 30, 2023 × (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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'Don't mess with this storm': Idalia makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane in Florida with 125 mph winds