Recovery efforts continue as weakened Idalia moves into Atlantic

By Brian Shields, WFTV.com and James Tutten, WFTV.com

August 31, 2023 at 9:10 am EDT

By Brian Shields, WFTV.com and James Tutten, WFTV.com

August 31, 2023 at 9:10 am EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. — Idalia continues to weaken as it moves off the coast of North Carolina on Thursday.

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Florida continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Idalia.

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Hurricane Idalia A boardwalk at the Clearwater Harbor Marina in Clearwater, Florida, is flooded by the rising tide on August 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. Idalia barreled into the northwest Florida coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday morning, the US National Hurricane Center said. "Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend," it posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, adding that Idalia was causing "catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds." (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images) (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Hurricane Idalia Palm trees at the Clearwater Harbor Marina in Clearwater, Florida, are pushed by the wind on August 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. Idalia barreled into the northwest Florida coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday morning, the US National Hurricane Center said. "Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend," it posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, adding that Idalia was causing "catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds." (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images) (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Hurricane Idalia TOPSHOT - A boardwalk at the Clearwater Harbor Marina in Clearwater, Florida, is flooded by the rising tide on August 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. Idalia barreled into the northwest Florida coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday morning, the US National Hurricane Center said. "Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend," it posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, adding that Idalia was causing "catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds." (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images) (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Idalia came ashore early Wednesday morning in Taylor County and brought powerful winds and devastating floodwaters with it.

TIMELINE: Idalia weakens to a tropical storm as it moves over Georgia, the Carolinas

Recovery and rebuilding efforts in the area are hard to estimate and could take years.

Idalia will eventually move near Bermuda on Sunday as a tropical storm.

Watch: Crews in Crystal River rescue people stranded in Hurricane Idalia’s floodwaters

Hurricane Franklin will continue to move away from the U.S. in the North Atlantic and eventually fall apart.

Tropical Depression 11 just became Tropical Storm Jose, and it will be short-lived.

Watch: Orange County Convention Center serving as statewide staging area following Idalia

Thankfully, all three systems will keep moving away and none of them will threaten Florida.

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