Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as ‘life-threatening’ category 3 storm| ITV News

Hurricane Idalia has hit Florida’s west coast with winds of around 125mph as a ‘life-threatening’ Category 3 storm.

Idalia has come ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, leaving more than 260,000 people without power, according to PowerOutage.us.

Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas have been ordered to pack up and leave as authorities warned "catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds" will ravage the area.
• Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj
• Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news

Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/
Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews
Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/