However, wind advisories remain across much of the region for sustained winds.
Communities on the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing as Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday night as a Category 2 storm.
The storm, with winds up to 105 mph, made landfall near Destin, Florida, in the Florida Panhandle at 8:30 p.m. CT. As it continued its march north over the western part of the Panhandle, the storm weakened to a Category 1 and then to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday.
Many low-lying and coastal areas, particularly on the Florida Panhandle, are under evacuation orders, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference Friday morning.
Storm surge warnings are also in place along the coast, with surges forecast to reach up to 9 feet from the Santa Rosa/Okaloosa County Line, Florida, to Grayton Beach, Florida.
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57 minutes ago
At least 1 dead in Birmingham, Alabama
At least one person is dead in Birmingham, Alabama, from Hurricane Isaias after a tree fell on a house, according to the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency.
“Across Jefferson County, we have received multiple reports of trees damaging homes. At this time, we are not aware of any additional storm-related injuries,” Jefferson County EMA said in a statement Saturday.
2 hours and 12 minutes ago
1 dead in Florida following Hurricane Isaias
A woman has been confirmed dead in Florida after a tree fell on a house, fatally injuring her while she was inside, according to the Escambia County Sheriff.
The sheriff’s office asked residents to stay off roadways so Florida Power & Light can work on getting power restored.
2 hours and 14 minutes ago
Over 840,000 customers without power across Florida, Alabama, Georgia
Over 840,000 customers are without power on Saturday with the majority of outages in Florida.
In Florida, 438,137 customers are without power; in Alabama, 294,662 customers are without power; and in Georgia, 111,105 customers are without power, according to Poweroutage.us.
3 hours and 39 minutes ago
No fatalities confirmed in Florida from Hurricane Isaias, DeSantis says
There are no confirmed fatalities from Hurricane Isaias in the state of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday.
The governor had said they are hearing about a possible fatality in Escambia County from a fallen tree — but that has not yet been confirmed by state officials, he said.
“We have not yet received any requests for search and rescue deployment, and I take that as an optimistic sign. But our resources are prepared in the event that the need arises, particularly with respect to any flooding that may occur on the back end of this storm,” DeSantis said.
There were wind gusts of up to 116 mph near the Santa Rosa sound, DeSantis said, and over 100 mph near Pensacola. Water Levels were 5.5 feet higher than normal, he said.
All state-owned bridges are safe and have been reopened for travel after having been inspected his morning, he said. Northwest Florida Beaches Airport has reopened, but Destin Fort Walton Beach Airport is still closed.
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