As Tropical Storm Ophelia dumped rain on North Carolina and caused flooding near the Atlantic coast, a police chief helped save an animal’s life.

People have been surprised to find flamingos in unexpected places — including a state park in southwestern Ohio — after Hurricane Idalia blew through parts of the Southeast last week.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden landed in Florida on Saturday afternoon to survey the damage left behind from the Category 3 hurricane that made landfall earlier this week.

As Idalia exits the area and the cleanup begins, parents and children should be informed when and where schools will reopen. Here is a list of local areas where district schools have officially announced they will resume classes.

Now that Hurricane Idalia has moved out of Florida and is on the way to the Atlantic, those who were in the middle of the wind and surges have to pick up the pieces.

Listen to 104.5 WOKV for up-to-the-minute coverage of Idalia, and local closings and cancellations.

As Hurricane Idalia approaches Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, some parts of our area are issuing evacuation orders.

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As Hurricane Idalia closed in on Florida, the storm brought surges and flooding. The storm made landfall before 8 a.m. near Keaton Beach.

Idalia became the third hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic season on Tuesday, intensifying near the western tip of Cuba and taking aim at the Florida peninsula as a potentially destructive major storm that could make landfall as soon as Wednesday.

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Tides were rising and storm clouds gathered as Hurricane Idalia prepared to move onshore as it traveled up the west coast of Florida toward the Big Bend area on Tuesday.

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Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia

The storm is likely to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida.

When it comes to significant storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, the “I’s” have it.

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