Idalia Moves Into Carolinas , After Slamming Florida’s Gulf Coast.<br />Idalia Moves Into Carolinas , After Slamming Florida’s Gulf Coast.<br />After wreaking havoc with 125 mph winds in Florida and 90 mph winds in Georgia on Aug. 30, Idalia has been downgraded to a tropical storm.<br />After wreaking havoc with 125 mph winds in Florida and 90 mph winds in Georgia on Aug. 30, Idalia has been downgraded to a tropical storm.<br />But the storm remained a threat as the "risk of freshwater flooding, storm surge and strong winds" continued "across portions of Georgia and the Carolinas," forecasters warned.<br />Early on Aug. 31, the National Hurricane Center said Idalia was 20 miles from <br />Myrtle Beach with 60 mph winds. .<br />Several parts of North Carolina were <br />under a storm surge warning.<br />The Carolinas are also susceptible to <br />potential tornadoes at this time.<br />On Aug. 30, 150,000 people lost power in Florida, while over 130,000 were without electricity in Georgia, according to PowerOutage.us.<br />In South Carolina, "major coastal inundation" was reported by the National Weather Service.<br />Water broke through downtown <br />Charleston's historic seawall. .<br />It's not clear how many fatalities have <br />resulted from the storm at this time.<br />By the evening of Aug. 30, Kevin Gurthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said "there were no outstanding missing person reports," according to NPR. .<br />75% of the agency's search has been completed, but houses are coming up empty, meaning that most people chose to heed warnings and evacuate.
