VIDEO: Florida Family Watches Tree Snap, Fall On Their House During Idalia
By Zuri Anderson
August 30, 2023
Footage shows the heart-stopping moment a tree collapsed on a woman's home in Perry, Florida while she was inside with her family during Hurricane Idalia. AccuWeather shared the video on X (formerly Twitter), which shows Olivia Gregg and another resident watching trees buckle from the Category 3 storm's intense winds.
The woman points out three of the trees in the yard snapped in half before another tree started falling over.
"Oh, I heard something crack," she remarks as that particular tree topples over, landing directly on her house. Greggs yells, "No" as the tree knocks out some fixtures and causes visible damage. A child is heard screaming out.
"It's okay, it's okay," the woman says as she rushes to calm down the child.
A resident in Perry, Florida, recorded the terrifying moment a tree snapped and landed on their home due to powerful winds from Hurricane #Idalia. pic.twitter.com/g6ijhJGIpg
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 30, 2023
Perry was one of the hardest-hit cities after Idalia made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 hurricane Wednesday morning (August 30). Multiple videos surfacing on social media show massive storm surges engulfing roadways, business centers, and neighborhoods, while winds clocking 100 mph destroy buildings and knock down trees.
Structural damage from #Idalia in #Perry Florida! pic.twitter.com/oJEHR0QmC7
— SparkServiceStormChasing (@SS_StormChasing) August 30, 2023
Lots of damage around Perry, Florida after Major Hurricane Idalia made landfall earlier this morning. It was easilypacking winds over 100 mph. Safe to say that it'll take a while to get power back to the town. #HurricaneIdalia #flwx pic.twitter.com/9I55tPRhOt
— Storm Chaser Ryan Scholl (@WxScholl) August 30, 2023
AccuWeather's @BillWadell reports from Perry, Florida, where the bricks of an apartment building were ripped off due to strong winds from Hurricane #Idalia: pic.twitter.com/0wkbEGxx19
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 30, 2023
Awful destruction in Horseshoe Beach, FL caused by Hurricane #Idalia earlier today. pic.twitter.com/5AwxKXiHx4
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia caused devastating damage to homes in Florida's Big Bend with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. pic.twitter.com/IbZiC201WE
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 30, 2023