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Hurricane Isaias kills four, leaves hundreds of thousands without power

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Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, came ashore late Friday near the resort community of Destin, Florida, packing sustained winds of 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour, before weakening overnight into a post-tropical cyclone. At least four people died: in Florida, a woman was killed by a falling tree and a man was found dead in his home, while two more deaths were confirmed in Alabama. Power outages affected hundreds of thousands of customers — estimates range from 480,000 (Channel Five) to more than one million (Revista Oeste), with Serbian outlets reporting 868,000. Florida, Alabama and Georgia had declared states of emergency ahead of the storm. The storm ripped roofs off buildings and caused flooding, with some areas in northwest Florida receiving more than 300 millimeters of rain and floodwaters reaching 90 centimeters deep. The remnants are pushing northward, with flood and tornado risks persisting from northern Georgia to western North Carolina. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration is coordinating power restoration, road clearing and damage assessment.

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Publication timeline

  1. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Tracking Hurricane Isaias as it moves across the southern U.S.. Isaias made landfall on the Florida Panhandle Friday evening, bringing heavy rains and strong winds and is now moving inland. It is the first hurricane of…

  2. · ТАСС (outlet profile)

    Ураган "Исаиас" в Атлантическом океане усилился до третьей категории. Он находится в 310 км к югу от американского города Пенкасола

  3. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Mobile mayor on Hurricane Isaias threatening Alabama. Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis is preparing for Hurricane Isaias, which could slam Alabama on Friday. Cheriogotis joins CBS News with more on storm readiness, and CB…

  4. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    ''Ovo je opasna oluja, hitno se sklonite"! Prete vetrovi od 200 km/h, moguća katastrofalna razaranja. Uragan „Isaias“ naglo je ojačao u oluju 3. kategorije i kreće se direktno ka severnoj obali Meksičkog zaliva.

  5. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Panama City "ready" for Hurricane Isaias, local official says. Panama City, Florida, city manager Jonathan Hayes shares how his city is preparing for Hurricane Isaias.

  6. · La Patilla (outlet profile)

    El estado de Georgia declara la emergencia por el impacto del huracán Isaías en EEUU. El estado de Georgia se sumó a las emergencias que han declarado Florida y Alabama por el esperado impacto en el sur de Estados Unido…

  7. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Florida and Alabama declare states of emergency as Hurricane Isaias nears Gulf Coast. Hurricane Isaias is now a major Category 3 storm, with the National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening storm surge and deva…

  8. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Watch: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks on Hurricane Isaias preparations. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news briefing on Friday hours ahead of Hurricane Isaiah's expected landfall as a Category 3 storm. DeSantis laid…

  9. · El Financiero (outlet profile)

    EU, ‘aterrado’ por el huracán ‘Isaías’ de categoría 3: Georgia, Florida y Alabama declaran emergencia. Georgia se sumó a las emergencias que han declarado Florida y Alabama por el esperado impacto en el sur de Estados U…

  10. · Fox News (outlet profile)

    Hurricane Isaias forces numerous college football games to have changes, including a cancellation. Hurricane Isaias has forced seven college football games to be rescheduled as the Category 3 storm targets the Florida G…

  11. · Ouest-France (outlet profile)

    L’ouragan Isaias commence à se faire ressentir dans le sud des États-Unis. La côte sud des États-Unis a commencé vendredi à ressentir les effets de l’ouragan « majeur » Isaias, qui doit toucher terre dans la soirée et p…

  12. · B92 (outlet profile)

    Silovit udar preti Americi: Opasnost se približava; Naređene evakuacije VIDEO. Stanovnici američke obale Meksičkog zaliva pripremaju se za udar uragana Isajas, koji je dostigao treću kategoriju i kreće se ka obalama sav…

  13. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Hurricane Isaias churns toward Gulf Coast. Hurricane Isaias is set to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Friday night. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano is in Pensacola, Florida, with a look at the conditions on…

  14. · The New York Times (outlet profile)

    Hurricane Isaias Nears Landfall. Plus, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

  15. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Hurricane Isaias heads towards Gulf Coast as houses evacuated amid flood and power outage warnings. The Category 3 hurricane is expected to make landfall Friday night and bring significant storm surge, damaging winds, f…

  16. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    10/9: CBS Evening News. Hurricane Isaias to make landfall Friday; New details on NYC ICE shooting amid outrage.

  17. · The Atlantic (outlet profile)

    A Hurricane Season for the Books. Hurricane Isaias formed so late in the season that it set an Atlantic Ocean record. The Pacific is on a very different track.

  18. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Hurricane Isaias lashing Gulf Coast ahead of landfall. Hurricane Isaias is already bringing Category 3 conditions to parts of the Gulf Coast ahead of its expected landfall late Friday night. CBS News' Jason Allen and Ro…

  19. · El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)

    Alerta por huracán Isaías en Florida: dónde hay refugios temporales y centros de evacuación en todo el noreste. Los albergues se activan de acuerdo con las necesidades de cada condado; verifica su disponibilidad, requis…

  20. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Heavy rain batters Florida as Hurricane Isaias approaches landfall. Heavy rain and strong winds batter parts of Florida as Category 3 Hurricane Isaias approaches the continental United States. WJHG reporter Delaney Smit…

  21. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Category 3 Hurricane Isaias just hours away from making landfall on Gulf Coast. Category 3 Hurricane Isaias is expected to hit parts of the Gulf Coast Friday night, bringing life-threatening conditions and up to 9 feet…

  22. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Alabama emergency management director talks Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias is hours away from making landfall along the Gulf Coast. Jeff Smitherman, director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, joins CBS New…

  23. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Conditions intensify in Pensacola as Hurricane Isaias begins to move onshore. NBC News' Tom Llamas talks to Telemundo's Karol Suarez Aponte about the dangerous conditions in Pensacola, Florida.

  24. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Special Report: Hurricane Isaias downgraded to category two as it's expected to make landfall. Hurricane Isaias has downgraded to a category two as it is headed to make landfall, but dangerous conditions are still expec…

  25. · Clarín (outlet profile)

    Huracán Isaías pierde un poco de fuerza mientras se acerca a la costa de EEUU en el Golfo de México. Isaías se aproxima a la costa del Golfo de México, debilitado a categoría 2, pero aún se esperan marejadas ciclónicas…

  26. · NBC News (outlet profile)

    Hurricane Isaias pounding Gulf Coast. Isaias is pounding the Florida Panhandle and conditions are rapidly deteriorating as the storm’s powerful eye moves on shore. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch reports.

  27. · BNO News (outlet profile)

    BREAKING: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall near Destin, Florida as a 105 mph Category 2 storm - NHC https://t.co/lqGzx02nkJ

  28. · El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)

    Alerta por huracán Isaías en Florida: la advertencia de DeSantis y las medidas de prevención en zonas de evacuación. Florida mantiene órdenes de evacuación en sectores costeros vulnerables, mientras las autoridades advi…

  29. · Mint (outlet profile)

    Hurricane Isaias Snaps Power Lines as It Nears Florida Coast. Hurricane Isaias triggered blackouts as it barreled closer to the US Gulf Coast Friday evening, bringing extreme wind gusts and a dangerous storm surge to th…

  30. · ТАСС (outlet profile)

    Ураган "Исаиас" достиг штата Флорида

Factual core

  • Hurricane Isaias struck Florida and Alabama with strong winds and heavy rain.
  • Hurricane Isaias left thousands of people without electricity in the United States.
  • Evacuations were ordered for coastal areas of Alabama and northwestern Florida ahead of Hurricane Isaias.
  • The hurricane affected the states of Alabama and Florida.
  • At landfall, Hurricane Isaias was a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of up to 169 km/h.

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