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Photos capture aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Perry and Cedar Key

WUFT | By Caleb Ross,
Augustus Hoff, Ashleigh Lucas
Published August 31, 2023 at 3:14 AM EDT
A building in Cedar Key, Fla., lost one of its walls to Hurricane Idalia winds on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)
A building in Cedar Key, Fla., lost one of its walls to Hurricane Idalia winds on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)

WUFT photojournalists made their way to Cedar Key and Perry to report on the damage following the arrival Wednesday morning of Hurricane Idalia, a Category 3 storm that made landfall in Florida's Big Bend.

 

Florida Fish and Wildlife officials survey the storm damage to Cedar Key’s Duncan’s on the Gulf seafood restaurant following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach, Fla., Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)
Florida Fish and Wildlife officials survey the storm damage to Cedar Key’s Duncan’s on the Gulf seafood restaurant following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach, Fla., Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)

 

The canopy of a Marathon gas station rests on its side in Cedar Key, Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)
The canopy of a Marathon gas station rests on its side in Cedar Key, Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)

 

A fallen tree rests on a home on Northeast Eighth Street in Gainesville, Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)
A fallen tree rests on a home on Northeast Eighth Street in Gainesville, Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)

 

A road in Cedar Key, Fla., is covered in debris following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)
A road in Cedar Key, Fla., is covered in debris following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Caleb Ross/Fresh Take Florida)

 

People take in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia on Cedar Key, Fla., after it made its way up the coast of Florida Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)
People take in the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia on Cedar Key, Fla., after it made its way up the coast of Florida Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

 

 

Arthur Moore assesses damage done to his rental property on Puckett Street in Perry Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)
Arthur Moore assesses damage done to his rental property on Puckett Street in Perry Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)

 

 

Inmates help clean up debris from fallen trees following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach, Fla., Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)
Inmates help clean up debris from fallen trees following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach, Fla., Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)

 

A tractor negotiates its way around downed lines outside of Perry, Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)
A tractor negotiates its way around downed lines outside of Perry, Fla., following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/Fresh Take Florida)

 

A man walks through a bordered up building in Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia, a Category 3 storm, made landfall early Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)
A man walks through a bordered up building in Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia, a Category 3 storm, made landfall early Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

 

Jessica Perkins, left, and Darrel Swilley, right, of Gainesville Regional Utilities survey the area for blown fuses and fallen power lines following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach, Fla., Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Sydney Johnson/Fresh Take Florida)
Jessica Perkins, left, and Darrel Swilley, right, of Gainesville Regional Utilities survey the area for blown fuses and fallen power lines following Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Keaton Beach, Fla., Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2023. (Sydney Johnson/Fresh Take Florida)

 

From left to right, Kyle James, Jack David and Dean Stamos walk away from law enforcement who are blocking off a bridge to get to Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia passed through Florida Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane at Florida’s Big Bend early Wednesday morning. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)
From left to right, Kyle James, Jack David and Dean Stamos walk away from law enforcement who are blocking off a bridge to get to Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia passed through Florida Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane at Florida’s Big Bend early Wednesday morning. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

 

Two women in Cedar Key, Fla., drive a golf cart around the island to survey the damage done by Hurricane Idalia after made land in Keaton Beach, Florida, as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)
Two women in Cedar Key, Fla., drive a golf cart around the island to survey the damage done by Hurricane Idalia after it made land in Keaton Beach, Florida, as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

 

A bulldozer cleans up fallen debris from nearby trees and damaged buildings on Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia made its trek across northern Florida Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia reached wind speeds of roughly 125 mph when it made landfall. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)
A bulldozer cleans up fallen debris from nearby trees and damaged buildings in Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia made its trek across northern Florida Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia reached wind speeds of roughly 125 mph when it made landfall. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

 

Powerful winds left a Marathon gas station sign in taters in Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia passed through Florida early Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)
Powerful winds left a Marathon gas station sign in taters in Cedar Key, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia passed through Florida early Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)
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Caleb Ross
Caleb is a photographer for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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Augustus Hoff
Augustus is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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Ashleigh Lucas
Ashleigh is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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