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Aerial Photos Show What Idalia Left Behind

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Aerial view of burned rubble is seen where a house stood after a power transformer explosion in the community of Signal Cove in Hudson, Fla., on Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images)

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Aerial view of burned rubble is seen where a house stood after a power transformer explosion in the community of Signal Cove in Hudson, Fla., on Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images)

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As floodwaters recede, Hurricane Idalia's damage and destruction is revealed. In aerial images, viewers can take in the scope of what Idalia has left behind.

From a burned-out home due to a transformer explosion to wind-damaged roofs and still-waterlogged streets, the slideshow above shows images from some of Idalia's hardest-hit areas.

(MORE: How To Help Those Impacted By Idalia)

The storm made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, on Wednesday morning, and tied as the strongest recorded storm to hit Florida's Big Bend area. Idalia killed at least one person and left hundreds of thousands of people without power across the Southeast.

Click through the slideshow above to see a different vantage point of Idalia's devastation.

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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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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)

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

The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.

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