Tropical Storm in Inland Northern Brevard, Florida

Hurricane Idalia's landfall along the Big Bend region led to widespread tropical storm force wind gusts through the day. The peak wind gust at the nearby Space Coast Regional Airport was 33 knots. No damage was reported.

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a major Category 3 hurricane. It then moved northeastward, moving into southern Georgia, before pushing into the Atlantic off of the southeast US coast. The storm brought widespread tropical storm-force gusts to east central Florida and the adjacent waters, especially from Brevard and Osceola Counties northward. Rainfall was minimal, with the highest amount of 3.67 inches reported in Seminole County. Totals were around 3 inches from the Orlando metro northward. There were no reported tornadoes and the angle to the coast limited coastal erosion. There was one direct fatality.