Aug 31, 2023
Idalia developed near the Yucatan Channel on August 27th and meandered around for a couple of days before moving into the Gulf of Mexico on August 29th. Idalia rapidly intensified into a major hurricane before making landfall in the Florida Big Bend area as a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds near 125 mph. Idalia then continued northeast through the Southeast U.S., eventually moving off the coast of South Carolina on August 31st as a tropical storm. Idalia then turned east and passed jus
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1134435). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hatteras Island County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.