Hurricane Isaias, linked to at least four deaths, leaves nearly 396,000 customers without power
Summary
Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane on Friday 9 October near Destin, Florida, and then moved into Alabama before heading farther north, according to PBS NewsHour. It left hundreds of thousands without power in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Saturday 10 October, and on Sunday 11 October the two outlets reported that Isaias had left nearly 396,000 customers without power across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama as it moved north to the Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic. At least four deaths were linked to the storm, PBS NewsHour reported on Sunday. Isaias left a trail of destruction in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama, according to the LA Times, and its remnants brought heavy rain and flooding risks to parts of the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Latest: Hurricane Isaias left nearly 396,000 customers without power across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama as its remnants brought heavy rain to parts of the Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic, and at least four deaths were linked to the storm, according to PBS NewsHour.
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How it unfolded
Sunday 11 October
Hurricane Isaias left nearly 396,000 customers without power across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama as its remnants brought heavy rain to parts of the Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic, and at least four deaths were linked to the storm, according to PBS NewsHour.
- 16:44PBS NewsHourIsaias moves north as Rachel batters Southern California
- 14:00LA TimesIsaias brings rain to Appalachians and mid-Atlantic
- 13:22The Philadelphia InquirerIsaias moves north into Appalachians and mid-Atlantic; Southern California battered by Rachel
- 09:09ABC NewsSome in Florida and Alabama without power as Isaias moves north to Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic
- 08:53The Philadelphia InquirerSome in Florida and Alabama without power as Isaias moves north to Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic
Saturday 10 October
Hurricane Isaias hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, leaving hundreds of thousands without power in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.