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Hurricane Isaias kills four and leaves hundreds of thousands without power
Hurricane Isaias struck Florida late Friday or early Saturday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the southeastern United States.
Four people died, with two deaths reported in Florida and two in Alabama.
The storm damaged homes and brought down trees, and officials reported hundreds of thousands of people without electricity across several states.
Isaias has weakened from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone, but that does not mean the danger is over.
Authorities and forecasters warn that heavy rain could still cause flash floods, alongside damaging winds and possible tornadoes.
The storm is moving through the Southeast, where Georgia and the Carolinas could also face problems.
Georgia has declared a state of emergency, allowing federal assistance to be used.
Hurricane Isaias killed at least four people in the southern United States, with two deaths reported each in Florida and Alabama.
Hundreds of thousands of people lost power as the storm crossed the region.
Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, and weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.
Heavy rain, flooding, strong winds and dangerous coastal conditions remained a threat as the storm moved north.
Officials in Florida, Alabama and Georgia declared states of emergency ahead of the storm.
- Who
- At least four people in the United States died in incidents linked to Isaias.
- What
- The storm caused deaths, power outages and damage as it crossed the southern US.
- When
- It made landfall late Friday, according to the BBC; another report described landfall early Saturday.
- Where
- Florida and Alabama were among the hardest-hit states; outages were also reported in Georgia and Mississippi.
- Why
- The deaths and outages were linked to the storm’s winds, falling trees and other impacts.
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The BBC reported that Isaias made landfall in Florida with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour.
Reports said four people had died, with two deaths each in Florida and Alabama.
At least 600,000 people were reported without power in several states, according to poweroutage.us.
Nearly 396,000 customers in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power as the storm’s remnants moved north.
- Deaths
- At least 4
- Deaths by state
- 2 in Florida; 2 in Alabama
- Landfall location
- Near Destin, Florida
- Maximum sustained winds at landfall
- 105 miles per hour (168 km/h), according to the BBC
- Power outages
- About 670,000 people in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, according to SCMP
- Later outage count
- Nearly 396,000 customers in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama early Sunday, according to the Guardian
Sources
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