Putnam County residents in low-lying areas evacuate ahead of Hurricane Idalia

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – Voluntary evacuations are underway in Putnam County ahead of Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm. Those evacuations are only for people living in low-lying areas. Dunns Creek is one of those areas where flooding is always expected during a storm. A residential community next to Dunns Creek sits in one of the lowest elevations in Putnam County. And because this community is prone to flooding, some homeowners have decided to evacuate. “We are going to pull our...