Sponge Diver Supply's owner works to deal with the storm surge from Hurricane Idalia in Tarpon Springs, Fla., on Wednesday.
People kayak past an abandon vehicle in the intersection of Boca Ciega Drive and Pasadena Avenue on Wednesday in St. Pete Beach, Fla.
This satellite image from Wednesday at 11:21 a.m. shows Hurricane Idalia, center, over Florida and crossing into Georgia, and Hurricane Franklin, right, as it moves along off the East coast of the United States.
Daniel Dickert wades through water after the Steinhatchee River flooded on Wednesday in Steinhatchee, Fla., after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
A woman surveys the flooding on Bayshore Blvd., along Old Tampa Bay after winds from Hurricane Idalia pushed water over the sea wall Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla.
A vehicle sits on flooded Thrace Street at Palmetto Beach in Tampa, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend region on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
Flood waters pushed by Hurricane Idalia pour over the sea wall along Old Tampa Bay as paddle boarder Zeke Pierce, of Tampa rides Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla.
Chad Hinchman, 40, walks through one of his rental Airbnb properties on Hibiscus Avenue South, which flooded overnight, as Hurricane Idalia made landfall, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Pasadena.
Janecia Wallace, 18, climbs down a ladder with the help of her brother, Julian Wallace, 13, after being rescued by St. Petersburg Fire Rescue from their Shore Acres home Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Members of the National Guard prepare their equipment in Mayo, Fla., as they wait for instructions on where to respond, after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
Shore Boulevard in front of O'Maddy's Bar & Grille is seen in floodwaters as Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Gulfport, Fla.
Lily Gumos, 11, of St. Pete Beach, kayaks with her French bulldog along Blind Pass Road and 86th Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Pete Beach, Fla. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines in an area that has never before received such a pummeling.
The remains of four old chicken houses, now used for storage, sit collapsed after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, on a private farm near Mayo, Fla.
A group wades into a flooded Beach Boulevard near 31st Avenue, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Gulfport, Fla., as Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region.
A canopy lies wrapped around a tree in an RV park in Mayo, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
Water from the Hillsborough River rises onto Plant park at University of Tampa in downtown as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend region on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
This photo provided by FDOT shows flooded interstate 275 Over Tampa Bay, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
Members of the Tampa Fire Rescue Dept., remove a street pole after large awnings from an apartment building blew off from winds associated with Hurricane Idalia Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tampa, Fla.
An evacuation sign stands in Cedar Key, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
Furniture is piled high inside the canal-front home of Victor Cassano on Tuesday in Suwannee, Fla., as he prepares for the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
The Gulfport Casino along Shore Boulevard is flooded on Wednesday, in Gulfport, Fla. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia.
Water from the Hillsborough River rises onto Plant park at University of Tampa, Fla., in downtown as Hurricane Idalia approaches the Big Bend region on Wednesday.
In this photo made in a flight provided by mediccorps.org, a destroyed home is seen in Keaton Beach, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday.
Joe Morgan, 53, clears a pine tree that had fallen on power lines in front of his home, following the passage of Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday in Perry, Fla.
Sam Caudle, 33, of New Port Richey, attempts to dry the floor of the home he owns in Tarpon Springs, Fla., after it flooded due to Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday.
Daniel Dickert wades through water in front of his home where the Steinhatchee River overflowed on Wednesday, in Steinhatchee, Fla., after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
President Biden, center, delivers remarks on recovery efforts for the Maui wildfires and the response to Hurricane Idalia, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday, in Washington. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, left, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell stand behind Biden.
Parkgoers gather at Cinderella Castle as bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia move through the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on Wednesday. All four of Disney's Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia's main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state.
A car is parked in flood waters as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in Pasadena, Fla.
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