Traveling to Florida? What to know after Hurricane Idalia

(WFLA) – Hurricane Idalia tore across Florida Wednesday as a dangerous Category 3 storm, destroying homes, flooding neighborhoods and snapping trees before moving into Georgia as a still-powerful storm.

Along with its path of physical destruction, Idalia also upended travel plans for those hoping to visit Florida or nearby states in the Southeast.

For those people whose itineraries are now anything but certain, here is what we know so far.

Flights and airports

Airports in Florida are planning to reopen as Hurricane Idalia, now a tropical storm, moves across Georgia and South Carolina Wednesday night.

The Federal Aviation Administration cautioned on social media…