Isaias Leaves Two Dead, Widespread Outages Across US Southeast
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Hurricane Isaias left two people dead after striking the U.S. Gulf Coast and moving across the Southeast. The storm made landfall near Destin in northwestern Florida late Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing maximum sustained winds of 103 mph, torrential rain and flooding.
One woman was killed in Escambia County, Florida, when a wind-toppled tree fell on her home, local Sheriff Chip Simmons said. Another storm-related death was reported in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Nearly 900,000 homes and businesses across the southern United States remained without electricity Saturday morning. About 440,000 customers were without power in Florida and more than 310,000 in Alabama, with additional outages reported in Georgia. Fallen trees and power lines blocked roads and complicated restoration work.
The storm also generated tornadoes and extensive flooding across parts of the Southeast, CBS News reported. By Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center had downgraded Isaias to a post-tropical cyclone as it weakened over Alabama, but heavy rain and flood risks persisted while emergency crews assessed damage and cleared debris.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story should align the detailed death toll with the sourced account that confirms two deaths while retaining attributed reports that say four died. - "Hurricane Isaias left four people dead after striking the U.S. Gulf Coast and moving across the Southeast, according to reports from AP and Sky News.": The death toll of four is sourced to AP and Sky News, but the available detailed source text says authorities confirmed two deaths; AP and Sky News have only headlines/summaries, and the rest of the story gives details for only two deaths. - "Details about the other two reported deaths were not given.": This adds an unsupported statement about two additional deaths beyond the sourced details.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Isaias Leaves FourTwo Dead, Widespread Outages Across US Southeast
Hurricane Isaias left fourtwo people dead after striking the U.S. Gulf Coast and moving across the Southeast, according to reports from AP and Sky News.Southeast. The storm made landfall near Destin in northwestern Florida late Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing maximum sustained winds of 103 mph, torrential rain and flooding.
One woman was killed in Escambia County, Florida, when a wind-toppled tree fell on her home, local Sheriff Chip Simmons said. Another storm-related death was reported in Jefferson County, Alabama. Details about the other two reported deaths were not given.
Nearly 900,000 homes and businesses across the southern United States remained without electricity Saturday morning. About 440,000 customers were without power in Florida and more than 310,000 in Alabama, with additional outages reported in Georgia. Fallen trees and power lines blocked roads and complicated restoration work.
The storm also generated tornadoes and extensive flooding across parts of the Southeast, CBS News reported. By Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center had downgraded Isaias to a post-tropical cyclone as it weakened over Alabama, but heavy rain and flood risks persisted while emergency crews assessed damage and cleared debris.
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