After Landfall, Isaias Kills four People and Leaves over 670,000 without Electricity
About 670,000 people in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi still lacked power as Hurricane Isaias weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, and four people died in the storm’s early Saturday landfall, according to local officials and electrical monitoring organisations.
Authorities and local media said that two of the fatalities were caused by trees falling on houses.
Shortly after landfall, Florida authorities received no search-and-rescue calls, indicating limited impact, according to Governor Ron DeSantis.
However, dangerous conditions persisted, with the National Hurricane Centre predicting storm surges, flash flooding, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes across the US Southeast.
According to the NHC, a tornado threat remains on Saturday in parts of Georgia, the Carolinas, and the Florida Panhandle.
Florida authorities said that while teams evaluated damage and roads, bridges, and airports reopened, power restoration was prioritised.DeSantis stated at a press conference in Tallahassee, “They’re going to make assessments this morning, and I think that’ll give us a good sense of the future for the rapidity of the power restoration.” He said over 16,000 power linemen were ready to respond to the storm.
According to tracking company PowerOutage, as of midday on Saturday, some 420,000 people in Florida, 190,000 in Alabama, 43,000 in Georgia, and 17,000 in Mississippi were without power.
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