This is Something to Think About 08.30.23 “Idalia: She Isn’t Finished Yet”

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Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”

Air Date Wednesday, August 30, 2023

“Idalia: She Isn’t Finished Yet”

Hurricane Idalia came ashore at 7:45 AM EDT at gulf front Keaton Beach, a community of 13,000 in Taylor County, 75 miles southeast of Tallahassee.

The National Hurricane Center estimates Idalia came in as a Cat 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph.

The Big Ben area got hit hard.

Storm surge of 12-16 feet hit the Aucilla River to Yankee Town, 7-11 feet from Yankeetown to Chassahowitzka, and 6-9 feet from Chassahowitzka down to the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs. Tampa Bay areas flooded.

Idelia’s storm surge isn’t over; we expect another high tide in the afternoon. Rain bans and tornado watches continued throughout today.

Water rescues, down power lines, and road debris removal operations are underway. 

Please remain home, today’s not a day for sightseeing. Stay out of the way of first responders.

Hurricane Idalia isn’t finished yet.

Bill Bunkley is a 17-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs weekdays across central Florida from 3 to 6 pm. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, which serves as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 27 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is today a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. His wife is Toni, son is Zac, and they attend Idlewild Baptist Church. 

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