On the morning of August 29, 2023, Hurricane Idalia Made landfall at Keaton Beach in Florida with winds up to 125 mph; it was a stage four Hurricane. Hurricane Idalia crossed into Georgia with winds up to 90 mph; its wind pressure went down as Hurricane Idalia traveled towards the Southeast. Hurricane Idalia ripped roofs off of hotels, houses, barns, etc. It also caused damage to trees by splitting them, tearing them out of the ground, and pushing them on top of buildings. There was so much flooding, especially on the beach and sea fronts, that water surged over houses. It knocked out the power and killed one person as of now compared to last year’s Hurricane Ian, which left roughly 149 people dead. Hurricane Idalia was not half as bad as Hurricane Ian was.
If Hurricane Idalia changed course, would it have made landfall in Kentucky? Hurricane Idalia would not have made landfall in Kentucky if it changed course due to there not being many large bodies of water for it to continue. Due to Hurricane Idalia’s landfalls, some news sources say that Kentucky has increased in animal population because of the water and wind. If Hurricane Idaila had made it to Kentucky, I don’t think anyone would survive due to Kentucky not being a Hurricane area in the U.S. People would not know what to do if a hurricane landed in Kentucky; they would be all over the place, not knowing if they would die. Kentucky is also not built for storms because some buildings can’t survive 20 mph winds, let alone 125 mph.
Hurricane Idalia has caused so much chaos in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Florida suffered the most from severe damage and flooding. Kentucky is so lucky that it did not have to survive this Hurricane. Some of the people in those states lost their homes and all of their belongings. The search and rescue teams said they could only get to the people in the evacuation zone once the storm was over
