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Idalia Caused $372M in Flood Claims
A year after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in North Florida., FEMA says the National Flood Insurance Program handled 5,200 claims and paid out $372 million.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Aug. 30, 2024, marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Idalia crashing into North Florida. Earlier this week, the federal government said the National Flood Insurance Program paid $372 million in claims from the storm.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a news release that the flood insurance program handled 5,200 claims.
Idalia made landfall Aug. 30, 2023, as a Category 3 hurricane in Taylor County’s Keaton Beach before barreling across other parts of rural North Florida.
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