Floodwaters Rise in Fort Myers Beach as Idalia Approaches Florida Coast

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Floodwaters pooled along Florida’s southwestern coast on Tuesday, August 29, as locals braced for the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.

Footage filmed by Kyle Jarrett shows flooding in Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday afternoon.

“Life-threatening storm surge” and heavy rainfall from Idalia posed the risk of “flash and urban flooding across portions of the west coast of Florida, the Florida Panhandle, and southern Georgia,” according to the National Hurricane Center. Credit: Kyle Jarrett via Storyful

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- --rotation. You can expect damage--

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--include Marco Island, Cape Romano, [INAUDIBLE].

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Repeating-- a tornado warning has been issued until 12:15 PM Eastern Daylight time for the following county-- Collier, Florida.

[WEATHER ALARM]

You can expect damage to mobile homes.

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--Marco Island, Cape Romano, [INAUDIBLE].

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--trying to breathe. Repeating-- a tornado warning has been issued until 12:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time for the following county-- Collier, Florida.

[WEATHER ALARM]