Isaias Weakens After Gulf Coast Landfall, Leaving More Than 884,000 Without Power
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Isaias weakened to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday after making landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane Friday night, CBS News reported.
More than 884,000 customers were without power Saturday morning across Florida, Alabama and Georgia, according to PowerOutage.com. Florida had 430,443 outages, Alabama had 326,057 and Georgia had 127,905. Tens of thousands of people evacuated the region, officials said.
The storm was moving inland across Alabama at 14 mph with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph and stronger gusts, according to the National Hurricane Center’s final advisory at 5 a.m. ET. It was forecast to enter the Tennessee Valley later Saturday and dissipate Sunday.
Despite weakening, Isaias was expected to continue bringing strong winds, flash flooding and storm surge to parts of the Southeast through the weekend. Forecasts called for as much as 8 inches of rain across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend, and southwestern Georgia, with isolated totals reaching 15 inches.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey warned residents about strong winds, heavy rain and possible tornadoes, urging them to follow local warnings and remain alert as conditions developed.
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