Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and even higher gusts.
This makes Idalia the strongest storm to make landfall in the Big Bend region in more than 125 years.

Footage sourced from Haley Kreitz who lives at Bayshore Dr in Madeira Beach, Florida shows the situation in front of her house
Haley tells Newsflare - I live here and this is footage from outside my house
The situation started slow, but wind and rain has increased drastically overnight
Idalia is definitely a category 3 hurricane with very very strong winds

Our power went out which means we don’t have AC or kitchen appliances (fridge, stove, microwave, etc). We also can’t drive anywhere because it could flood our cars plus there have been many road closures.

We have prepared by buying bottled water and non perishable foods. We bought a generator and filled our bathtub with water in case our water is turned off. We also have extra batteries, flashlights and portable chargers to keep our phones charged.