Hurricane Idalia updates: Viral videos of waterspout, oil tanker in rough seas are not from Idalia

On Aug. 30, Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm.

Photos and videos have appeared online purportedly showing the damage the storm has caused to Florida’s coast.

One viral post claims that video of a dangerous waterspout approaching Clearwater Beach is from Hurricane Idalia. Yet another post with video of a large oil tanker rocking through rough seas claims the vessel was caught in the same storm.

Full details from VERIFY: —

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