Key facts
- At least four people have died in the US due to Hurricane Isaias.
- Two deaths in Florida were storm-related: one from a fallen tree and another from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator.
- Two deaths were reported in Alabama.
- Hundreds of thousands of residents in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia are without power.
- Isaias made landfall in Florida on Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane.
- The storm has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
Hurricane Isaias has caused at least four fatalities and widespread disruption across the southeastern United States. The storm made landfall in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, causing significant damage, including destroying the Milton High School gymnasium and peeling roofs off buildings.
In Florida, two storm-related deaths were reported: one woman died from a fallen tree, and a man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator indoors. Alabama also reported two storm-related fatalities. Hundreds of thousands of residents in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia are currently without power.
As of Saturday night, Isaias had weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, located about 75 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee, with maximum sustained winds of 25 mph. Flood watches were in place for the southern Appalachians and other parts of the Southeast due to heavy rainfall, and a tornado risk remained for eastern Georgia and the Carolinas. Forecasters expect Isaias to dissipate by Sunday.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cautioned that the danger of flooding persists even after the storm's center moved out of the state. In Panama City, Florida, Sean Palamarczuk, co-owner of the Angry Tuna Seafood Company, estimated damage between $50,000 and $75,000 and expressed determination to begin rebuilding. In Charleston, South Carolina, residents were urged to stay home due to high tide and potential flooding.