COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – Columbia County’s emergency management director said Hurricane Idalia destroyed some infrastructure a power company needs to get back online.

"My views have only been further reinforced by what we have seen and experienced over the past couple of years." Hurricane-ravaged area braces for another season after enduring multiple major storms ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia’s winds blew power lines down and toppled trees leaving around 75 percent of people in Columbia County, Florida without electricity Wednesday night ...

The Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida, has passed Resolution No. 2023 R-55, declaring a state of emergency for Columbia County in anticipation of Hurricane Idalia.

Hurricane Idalia grew into a dangerous Category 4 storm as it surges toward an expected landfall near Florida’s Big Bend area on Wednesday morning. At 5 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said ...

Hurricane Idalia updates: Florida assesses damage; ... Idalia remained a hurricane as it tore into Georgia with winds at 90 mph, ... my county manager was just rolling back into town from evacuation.

More on Hurricane Idalia . Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend near Keaton Beach just before 8 a.m. ET., with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. ; The storm has flooded streets, closed ...

Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett urged residents Wednesday to stay ... Workers with Pike Electric fortify power lines ahead of Hurricane Idalia in Clearwater, Florida, U.S., August 29, 2023.

Tallahassee, which was bracing for a direct hit from Hurricane Idalia, managed to escape widespread destruction as the storm wobbled east before slamming into the Taylor County coast. Idalia ...

Idalia could have marked the first time on record that Leon County ever saw sustained hurricane-strength winds. Instead, the county saw a peak gust of 55 mph.