Idalia had weakened to a tropical storm by late Wednesday afternoon but it still packed a punch as it advanced into Georgia, where a man in Valdosta died when a tree fell on him as he tried to clear another tree out of the road, Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk said.
Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
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Two others, including a sheriff’s deputy, were injured when the tree fell, Paulk said.
Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
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