Storm surge from Hurricane Idalia impacts downtown Tampa

As Hurricane Idalia impacts Florida, NBC News' Marissa Parra reports from downtown Tampa where the storm surge has flooded roads and stranded vehicles.

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[carlosbrown]

It's definitely been in the news. Seniors who rely on their home equity for financial stability might have faced some challenges if their homes were affected.

[bendershomediscountorphan]

Prayers for mullet & leroy and the freedom factory!!!!

[monetsengnalivong]

Prayer for my family in Florida tampa😢

[richardkrueger]

And even though this thing is north inland, the winds are still pretty good here. Adding to the rise in tide. The last time we had a tide rise of 9', we lost a bunch of holmes, and business far inland on rt. 44. Hope people were smart enough, to get out of the swamps. It ain't gonna be fun, and we dodged a bullet.

[richardkrueger]

This is low tide High tide is 4:00 pm. Wait you ain't seen nothing yet 9' to 11' in crystal river and yours will go up also

[richardkrueger]

Oh don't forget the super moon, which will increase the tide dramatically.

[scillyautomatic]

High tide and more storm surge to hit in the afternoon so the worst is not yet over.

[Jenny_Thalia]

Where is my local hero paddle boarding?

[petewilcox]

when desantiSS is done arguing with mickey mouse, he will deal with this storm.

[buzz]

Who in the world woulda thought a state mostly already lying mostly below sea level would flood in a hurricane. 😅😂 Not like this is the first nor the last, yall better get ready.😊

[Shining]

Putin should be held accountable for this hurricane 🌀

[buckpotter]

😂😂 come on bro this storm is weak buck Potter YouTube we love living on the edge we're professionals

[billfuentes]

WooHoo this marks that special time of year when meatball Ron wears his pretty white boots and goes around begging for the WOKE government money