WATCH: Videos of Hurricane Idalia's impact on Tampa Bay, Perry, FL flood social media
Hurricane Idalia has been trending on social media. And based on the videos of the storm surge, flooding and wind damage that people are sharing on Twitter (X), Instagram and TikTok, it's easy to see why.
The Category 4 storm made landfall around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 30, near Keaton Beach in the Big Bend/Tallahassee area of Florida. It’s the biggest storm to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida in over 100 years.
Here's a roundup of what we're seeing for #HurricaneIdalia on Florida’s west coast.
WATCH: Despite officials' warnings, a man tried to ride his bicycle around Tampa Bay this morning after the storm surge over 4ft.#Idalia #Hurricane #IDALIAhurricane pic.twitter.com/phPlI68LOG
— Policy Scoop (@policyscoop) August 30, 2023
Storm surge in Tampa Bay #Florida now....#HurricaneIdalia #Idalia pic.twitter.com/dnhOroHt4o
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) August 30, 2023
Major storm surge in Horseshoe Beach, FL from Hurricane Idalia. [Before/After] pic.twitter.com/njzchmVmyc
— Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) August 30, 2023
Destruction of the Horseshoe Beach, FL camera moments ago. #HurricaneIdalia #Idalia #Hurricane #FloridaHurricane #Florida pic.twitter.com/V8gjPV8AqC
— Darkside (@ShortCuts24) August 30, 2023
Trees getting shredded NW of Salem, FL with hurricane force winds by #HurricaneIdalia #flwx pic.twitter.com/1DmIRnErm0
— Storm Chaser Ryan Scholl (@WxScholl) August 30, 2023
JUST IN - #Hurricane #Idalia cause extreme flooding near Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa Bay, #Florida. Water-level increasing and entering homes pic.twitter.com/4HaxkoPbvF
— Global.TV (@GlobalTelevsion) August 30, 2023
80 mph winds in eyewall, Perry, Florida. Structural damage and blown out doors of condo complex in Cedar Key.#HurricaneIdalia #Idalia Keaton Beach pic.twitter.com/dH7L0gzB0c
— ZEEZ 🌚 (@Swaggzeez1) August 30, 2023
WOW! Check out this clip from a Steinhatchee, #Florida livecam just now as #HurricaneIdalia floods the area in deep #StormSurge! 🤯 #flwx #Idalia @NWSTallahassee pic.twitter.com/jKRTFaUX0a
— BirdingPeepWx (@BirdingPeepWx) August 30, 2023
#HurricaneIdalia making her presence felt just south of Perry, #Florida @ColoradoWXNut pic.twitter.com/zvn06ngyCo
— Michael Koch (WGW) (@WeatherGoinWILD) August 30, 2023
Wicked western eyewall in Perry, FL of Idalia ripping Perry apart. #Idalia #hurricaneidalia pic.twitter.com/s1cxxmezRi
— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) August 30, 2023
Storm chaser @theScantman reports from the eyewall of Hurricane #Idalia as wind gusts over 110 mph: pic.twitter.com/x9uQv4rgsZ
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 30, 2023
in Steinhatchee, Florida.#HurricaneIdalia #Idalia #Hurricane #FloridaHurricane #Florida pic.twitter.com/iz339zjJ0M
— Darkside (@ShortCuts24) August 30, 2023
Big power flash in Perry, FL as the eye-wall of hurricane #Idalia makes landfall. pic.twitter.com/zPXQqQcIyS
— Josh Moore (@MoorelibertyNH) August 30, 2023
Carports and Sheds thrown like toys in #HurricaneIdalia in Perry, FL @RadarOmega https://t.co/HhK4soNw3I pic.twitter.com/wLa3c3alHq
— Brandon Copic (@BrandonCopicWx) August 30, 2023
Children screamed in fear as trees crashed into homes in Perry, Florida, amid 80 mph winds from Tropical Hurricane Idalia.#HurricaneIdalia #Idalia
pic.twitter.com/icf1AJ5w32— ZEEZ 🌚 (@Swaggzeez1) August 30, 2023
Dangerous storm surge continues in Cedar Key, FL with strong westerlies on the backside of Hurricane Idalia. Here is the peak storm surge: https://t.co/f8e4XOlvKa pic.twitter.com/WgWYjheu3z
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) August 30, 2023
Lianna Norman covers trending news in Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at lnorman@pbpost.com. You can follow her reporting on social media @LiannaNorman on X.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: WATCH: Social Media reacts to flooding, storm damage in Tampa, Perry
