Chris Bodue paddles through his flooded neighborhood from Hurricane Idalia in Tarpon Springs, Florida on August 30, 2023. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST ... amid high tides known as king tides.

Just after sunrise on August 30th 2023, Hurricane Idalia became the first major hurricane on record to hit near Keaton Beach ... motion combined with king tides and the shape and bathymetry ...