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Aug 31 2023
Idalia’s soggy march through Georgia: Where the storm made biggest impact
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Aug 30, 2023 1:23 PM
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Aug 30, 2023 12:55 PM
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Aug 30, 2023 12:34 PM
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Aug 30, 2023 12:32 PM
Scenes from the destructive storm in Georgia, Florida
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Idalia’s soggy march through Georgia: Where the storm made biggest impact

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TYBEE ISLAND, GA - AUGUST 30, 2023: Abby Bentley, right, and her father Jim Bentley visit the north beach of Tybee Island to see the effects of Hurricane Idalia along the coast, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Tybee Island, Ga. The storm made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 before sweeping into Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Credit: Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Credit: Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

TYBEE ISLAND — Georgia’s most popular beach is rarely deserted this time of year, even as August temperatures turn the sands hot as embers and the typically refreshing waters into jellyfish-infested soup.

Hurricane Idalia cleared the shore Wednesday as it charged across the southern half of the state. The storm entered Georgia in the late morning hours at Category 3 strength and steadily weakened without ocean water to feed it energy.

Read the full AJC story by Adam Van Brimmer and Chelsea Prince, with reporting by David Aaro, Mandi Albright, Greg Bluestein, Charles Minshew and Alexis Stevens