Hurricane Idalia may have her sights set on the Florida coast but beach safety officials here are expecting some impacts as well. Along with periodic storms from the weather bands, heavy surf is on the way.
) - The most outer bands of Hurricane Idalia were already impacting Baldwin County beaches by midday Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Thunderstorms associated with the bands chased folks from the beach in Orange Beach and a lightning strike knocked out power to about 2,000 customers there.
Visitors to Orange Beach got in some last-minute beach time before outer bands of Hurricane Idalia chase them indoors Tuesday Hurricane Idalia may have her sights set on the Florida coast but beach safety officials here are expecting some impacts as well. Along with periodic storms from the weather bands, heavy surf is on the way. Wind and lightning from one of the bands cleared the beach just before 1:00 p.m.
Waves had already been building and by Wednesday morning, Lesinger expects to see some of the biggest and cleanest surf they’ve seen in several years.
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