Daily Mail News UK
When Hurricane Idalia was approaching the west coast of Florida in the early hours of Wednesday morning, forecasters warned gusts up to 130mph were set to tear apart Tallahassee and wreak havoc on the surrounding areas.
But with Floridians braced for impact, the twister turned and slowed thanks to a natural phenomenon where the wall around the eye of the hurricane is ‘replaced’ as the system restructures.
Although the hurricane brought significant damage and led to at least two deaths, experts cautioned that the damage could have been far worse.