ORLANDO, Fla. – A tornado watch for all of Central Florida was canceled Wednesday as Hurricane Idalia moved through the state and into southern Georgia.
The tornado watch was issued through 3 p.m. for every county in Central Florida, but it was canceled just before noon.
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Idalia’s outer bands lashed the area Tuesday and Wednesday with heavy rains and strong winds.
Authorities on Tuesday warned residents in vulnerable areas to pack up and leave.
The NHC said Idalia made landfall along the coast of the Florida Big Bend near Keaton Beach around 7:45 a.m. Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula.
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In Central Florida, outer bands of Idalia began to reach the region Tuesday afternoon.
Coming in waves, the worst of the weather looks to move through Central Florida lasting into early Wednesday.
Check out county-by-county impacts here.