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Isaias weakens after making landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast
Isaias made landfall near Destin on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane.
Early Saturday, it weakened into a post-tropical cyclone over Alabama, the National Hurricane Center said.
The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds, and some homes and businesses in Pensacola lost power.
Authorities ordered evacuations in several Florida counties and warned that storm surge and flash flooding could threaten communities along the coast and inland.
More than 300,000 customers in Florida and 200,000 in Alabama were without power on Friday night.
Isaias was the first hurricane to strike the US mainland since 2024.
The National Hurricane Center forecast that it would move north and northeast across the Tennessee and Ohio valleys over the weekend, gradually weakening.
Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday, October 10, after making landfall in northwestern Florida.
The storm hit near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the US Gulf Coast.
The National Hurricane Center said Isaias had rapidly weakened over Alabama and transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone.
The storm was expected to move north and north-northeast over the weekend, gradually weakening across the Tennessee and Ohio valleys.
Authorities warned of storm surge, destructive winds and flooding, and mandatory evacuations were in effect in several Florida counties.
- Who
- Isaias, a storm that struck the US as a Category 2 hurricane.
- What
- It weakened into a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall.
- When
- Early Saturday, October 10.
- Where
- Near Destin in northwestern Florida; it later weakened over Alabama.
- Why
- The National Hurricane Center said it rapidly weakened over Alabama and transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Isaias has very rapidly weakened over Alabama and has transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone
Things are flying really fast, and I've never seen wind this fast before, so it's intense, it's scary
we've got a massive amount of supplies and personnel ready to respond once the storm hits
Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall in northwestern Florida.
The National Hurricane Center said Isaias should move northward and north-northeastward across the Tennessee and Ohio valleys while gradually weakening.
- Landfall
- Near Destin, Florida
- Intensity at landfall
- Category 2 hurricane
- Transition
- Post-tropical cyclone
- Power outages
- More than 300,000 Florida customers and 200,000 Alabama customers were without power on Friday night
- Storm surge warning
- Water could reach as high as nine feet around the Alabama-Florida border
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