It weakened slightly to a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall a few hours later in Florida’s Big Bend, near Keaton Beach. But Idalia’s intensification as it approached the Florida ...

Florida's Big Bend area is a wide expanse of coastline ... a fresh seafood dinner or hop on a fishing charter. Nearby, Keaton Beach is a small but pleasant spot to view the sunset or have a ...

Many homes along Keaton Beach (shown ... more than 49,000 people in Florida were still out of power, according to the state government. Other areas near Florida's Big Bend region, including ...

A storm surge warning remains in effect from Indian Pass south to Bonita Beach and Tampa ... wind damage near where the core of Helene makes landfall on the Florida Big Bend coast,” he said.