Aug 30, 2023
Idalia first developed into a tropical depression across the western Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula on August 26th before slowly gaining strength and becoming a tropical storm on August 27th. The storm then began to take a northward track the next day, passing the western tip of Cuba while gaining strength. On August 29th, Idalia was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane early in the morning, then intensified to a Category 2 hurricane later in the day while tracking across the southeast G
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1137086). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Effingham County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.