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Photos Of Idalia's Wrath

A storm-damaged gas station is seen after Hurricane Idalia in Perry, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state on Aug. 30, 2023. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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A storm-damaged gas station is seen after Hurricane Idalia in Perry, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state on Aug. 30, 2023. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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P​hotos show the major damage left behind by Idalia's flooding, storm surge and heavy winds on Florida's Gulf Coast and the Southeast coast. The hurricane made landfall near Keaton Beach as a strong Category 3 storm Wednesday morning, tied for the strongest on record to make landfall in the state's Big Bend area. Idalia then crossed land and brought flooding and wind damage to Georgia and the Carolinas.

(​MORE: The Latest On Idalia)

In the slideshow above, store signs smashed to the ground, a collapsed gas station and damage to homes on Florida's Gulf Coast can be seen.

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A​t least one person was killed by the storm. A man was killed by a falling tree in Valdosta, Georgia, Wednesday as he worked to remove another downed tree, the Associated Press reported. Two other deaths occurred due to fatal car crashes on wet Florida roads, but the deaths weren't directly attributed to the storm.

M​ore than 293,000 customers were without power throughout Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas as of 9:20 a.m. Thursday, according to PowerOutage.us.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos of Idalia's impacts, and check back for updates.

Senior editor Nicole Bonaccorso works as weather.com's photo editor and writes about breaking news, travel, climate and more.

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