Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida bringing damage and flooding

Hurricane Idalia is unleashing life-threatening wind and rain in Florida and Georgia.

It made landfall as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane early today in the Big Bend region, before moving east of Tallahassee toward Georgia.

The storm downed power lines and shut down roadways, as coastal storm surges as high as 16 feet barreled into towns.

The U.S. National Weather Service says Idalia will hit the Carolinas next as a tropical storm, before moving out to sea.