Recovery efforts are underway at Hurricane Idalia devastated Florida's Big Bend Wednesday, leaving a path of destruction across the northern part of the state.

WCNC Charlotte's Richard DeVayne was in Charleston, where officials said the fifthhighest storm surge was recorded during Idalia. Fortunately, the floodwaters were receding by 6 a.m. as the rain had mostly stopped with the storm pushing north. Forecaster Larry Sprinkle said Idalia will continue to bring rain to the Outer Banks throughout the day but should be completely out of North Carolina by Thursday afternoon.

There's a Flood Watch in effect for areas southeast of Charlotte until 8 p.m. Thursday.

Idalia made landfall along Florida's Big Bend area around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday as a strong Category 3 hurricane. Idalia had estimated wind speeds of around 125 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Idalia's landfall happened at Keaton Beach in Taylor County, which is near the city of Perry. #Hurricane #Weather #Idalia

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