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Idalia continues to produce significant winds across parts of the area, but the system will quickly move out this evening. A few light rain bands will still be possible, with temps in the upper 70s. The winds will slowly die down later tonight, with mostly cloudy skies. Expect morning tempsContinue Reading

A Georgia school sustained major damage on Wednesday as strong winds from Hurricane Idalia blew through the area. Photos sent to News4JAX show a large section of the roof of Hoboken Elementary School in Brantley County has been peeled away, exposing the classrooms inside. All Brantley Schools were closed onContinue Reading

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a category 3 storm. Winds over 100 mph forced a gas station awning in Perry to topple over. It also ruined the gas pumps underneath. Perry is in Taylor County, about 30 minutes from the Gulf Coast. Doug Everett, with WareContinue Reading

At least 27,000 Columbia County customers were without power Wednesday evening after Hurricane Idalia blew threw the area and left widespread damage. According to outage maps as of 5 p.m., 10,950 Florida Power & Light customers had no power and 16,962 Clay Electric customers also had no power. That accountsContinue Reading

As Hurricane Idalia blew through the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, the storm toppled a 100-year-old oak tree, according to Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis. DeSantis posted a photo on X, formerly known as Twitter, of the massive tree that fell on the home of Gov. Ron DeSantis and the restContinue Reading

Hurricane Idalia made her way through Riverside on Wednesday, leaving damage and wet conditions behind. Memorial Park — which is known to flood during hurricanes — received damage to its concrete balusters that divides the park from the water. This railing was fixed from the last storm. Minimal flooding wasContinue Reading

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigations division is investigating a Nassau County double shooting, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said two people were shot around 5:30 a.m. on Nottingham Drive in Fernandina Beach. Both people were taken to the hospital. One died from their injuries. OneContinue Reading

Multiple school districts in Northeast Florida counties announced that they are closing this week due to the expected impact of Hurricane Idalia. Duval County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.Baker County will close schools on Wednesday and Thursday.Bradford will close its schools on Wednesday.Columbia County schoolsContinue Reading

Click video player above to watch live, Biden is expected to begin speaking at 1:45 p.m. President Biden will talk about what the federal government can do to respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Florida and the recent deadly wildfires in Maui. The president is scheduled to layContinue Reading