Authorities said two men died in separate rain-related crashes in Florida due to Idalia.
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Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, marking an unprecedented and historic event. Florida due to Idalia, the Florida Highway Patrol said. One man’s pickup truck swerved and crashed into a tree, while the other man lost control and hit a tree with his truck. Hurricane Idalia's landfall in Florida is blasting catastrophic storm surge and destructive, life-threatening winds as the storm's core moved onshore in the Big Bend of the state. During Idalia's landfall, an impressive convective burst and abundant lightning were seen within its eye wall.
Brian Emfinger, a storm chaser with Live Storms Media, experienced Idalia's landfall in Keaton Beach. He reported that the front of the eye wall contained strong winds. Although a wind gauge recorded a gust of 83 mph before toppling, Emfinger estimated gusts over 100 mph.
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