Isaias Leaves 700,000 without Power Across 4 States After Deadly Landfall
The storm weakened to a post-tropical cyclone as crews worked to restore service and assess damage across four states, officials said.
- Hurricane Isaias made landfall early Saturday as a Category 2 storm near Destin, Florida, leaving four dead and about 670,000 residents across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi without power as it weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.
- The hurricane, the first of the 2026 Atlantic season, produced gusty winds well inland while forecasters warned flash flooding, heavy rain, and tornado risks will persist as the system moves toward the Atlantic.
- Power outages remain widespread: 420,000 customers in Florida, 190,000 in Alabama, 43,000 in Georgia, and 17,000 in Mississippi, per tracking firm PowerOutage.us; Pensacola airport, Florida's 10th largest, sustained damage and remains closed to commercial flights.
- The Energy Department authorized an emergency exchange of up to 4 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address supply disruptions, while about 69% of oil output in the Gulf remained shut Saturday.
- Forecasters expect the tornado threat to continue Saturday across the Florida Panhandle, Georgia, and the Carolinas, while a separate Pacific Ocean storm named Rachel is moving toward Baja California, leaving 7,000 people without power in California.
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Nearly 700,000 homes and businesses were still private electricity, Saturday at midday, including more than 420,000 in Florida alone, according to the specialized website poweroutage.us.
Isayas has lost at least four lives in Florida and Alabama, with more than 679,000 consumers without light, flood threats and tornadoes.
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ClarinPANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida, USA (AP) — Isaiah tore up roofs and facades of hotels and condominiums in the northwestern strip of Florida on Saturday before moving northward, generating torrential rains and the threat of sudden flooding and...
2 Dead In Florida As Isaias Leaves Thousands Without Power Across the Southeast - Regional Media News
(Undated) - Heavy rain and high winds are still impacting the Southeast as post-tropical cyclone Isaias [[ ee-sy-EE-us ]] moves further inland. More than 400 thousand people are still without power in Florida where the storm came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane. At least [...]
FOUR people died after Hurricane Isaias hit the southern United States early this morning.
Isaias leaves 700,000 without power across 4 states after deadly landfall
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Isaias peeled off hotel and condominium rooftops and facades along the Florida Panhandle before charging north Saturday, dishing out torrential rains and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast. At least four deaths were linked to the storm, including two people killed when trees fell onto […]
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