Nation Hurricane Idalia slams Georgia after pounding Florida with ‘catastrophic’ surge: Live updates August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 John Bacon and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY Comments Off on Hurricane Idalia slams Georgia after pounding Florida with ‘catastrophic’ surge: Live updates Idalia was driving an intense storm surge and flooding for hundreds of miles after its Florida landfall as it roared across the Georgia border.