Hurricane Isaias kills four, leaves 650,000 without power in Florida
Hurricane Isaias has killed four people and left more than 650,000 people without power.
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Hurricane Isaias has killed four people and left more than 650,000 people without power.
Four people died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi were still without power as the storm weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, according to local authorities and electricity monitoring services. Two of the deaths resulted from trees falling on homes, according to local media and authorities. Authorities in Florida had received no search and rescue requests shortly after landfall in a sign of limited...
Storm damage stretches across Florida and Alabama as officials warn of continued flooding and possible tornadoes.
AccuWeather Correspondent Bill Wadell joins hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend from Pensacola Beach, Florida, where Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm, bringing damaging winds, flooding and widespread power outages across the Gulf Coast. Wadell says the storm has weakened as it moves inland, but downed power lines, debris and continued flooding remain concerns as crews begin restoring electricity and assessing the damage. (Source: Bloomberg)
More than 800,000 customers were without power Saturday as communities across the US Gulf Coast began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Isaias, which brought destructive winds, widespread flooding and storm surge.
Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a major storm Friday as it barreled toward more than 3 million people along the US Gulf Coast, threatening dangerous flooding and storm surge after forcing energy producers to curb output.
The storm is forecast to strike Florida, Alabama and Mississippi with up to 10 inches of rain this weekend.