Hurricane Isaias leaves at least four dead after striking Florida Gulf Coast
Hurricane Isaias left at least four people dead as it swept through northwestern Florida after making landfall near Destin on Friday night as a Category 2 storm, according to local authorities. The first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season brought destructive winds, heavy rain and flooding before weakening rapidly over land.
Two people were killed when trees fell on homes in Florida and Alabama. Authorities also linked two subsequent deaths to the storm: a Florida man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a generator was left running in a garage, and a person in Alabama died in a traffic accident involving a fallen tree.
The National Hurricane Center said post-tropical cyclone Isaias was moving over southern Alabama on Saturday, and warned that flash flooding and strong gusts could continue farther inland. About 670,000 customers in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi remained …