Inland rainfall will be a problem through Florida, South Georgia , and Carolinas. As the wind speeds come down in the hours after landfall, Idalia remains a major flooding threat. pic.twitter.com/PWYxESEfK4

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) August 30, 2023

Some slightly good news.

Hurricane Idalia has begun an eyewall replacement cycle prior to landfall and weakened to 125 mph (Category 3)
The central pressure has come up to 947 mb as well.

"Radar and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft data indicate that an eyewall… pic.twitter.com/HtEqHzC9nh

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) August 30, 2023

Hurricane #Idalia just made landfall near Fish Creek, Florida 🐟 🎣 as a strong category 3 hurricane. #Idalia was also in the initial stages of an eyewall replacement cycle at landfall, with a concentric outer band of convection & a secondary wind maxima developing ~ 2.5-3… pic.twitter.com/NVOKvzPpy9

— Eric Webb (@webberweather) August 30, 2023

Here’s a current look at the estimated wind field from the 8AM EDT NHC advisory. Winds down a bit to 120 mph. #Idalia will continue to weaken now that it’s over land. Should be a category 2 as it rolls into SE GA this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/iOyphQOG2q

— Hurricane Tracker App (@hurrtrackerapp) August 30, 2023

St Pete and Clearwater… #Idalia #HurricaneIdalia pic.twitter.com/SBUOasTO8y

— Chris Nelson 🇺🇸 🏝 (@ReOpenChris) August 30, 2023

HAPPENING NOW: @ABCNewsLive has ongoing coverage as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. https://t.co/qc9dyvzwCN https://t.co/0AwGlddiAh

— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2023

Incredible #Idalia storm surge 6’ and counting here at Cedar Key, FL pic.twitter.com/8MzaHJpWce

— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) August 30, 2023

#BREAKING - Catastrophic winds from Hurricane Idalia into Tampa Bay are increasing the flooding and the storm surge. Waves crash onto lanes of Courtney Campbell Causeway near Clearwater, Florida#idalia #hurricaneidalia #TampaBay #Idalia #Hurricane #HurricaneIdalia #Florida… pic.twitter.com/EczdoHx37N

— mishikasingh (@mishika_singh) August 30, 2023

Watch: “Incredible bands coming through here: Idalia is throwing haymakers right now,” Fox’s @RobertRayWx in Clearwater as #Hurricane #Idalia hits and @JaniceDean reports landfall near Fish Creek pic.twitter.com/l7FbvaYhCr

— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) August 30, 2023