At least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and Alabama
Hurricane Isaias caused significant damage and at least two fatalities after making landfall as a Category 2 storm in the Gulf Coast. Emergency crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of residents across Florida and Alabama.
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Emergency crews in Florida and Alabama are surveying damage wrought by Hurricane Isaias, after the storm bashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm Friday night. At least two people have died from storm-related incidents, NPR has confirmed.
Isaias brought 105 mph winds onshore, snapping trees and knocking out electricity. Officials warn that flash flood threats persist, but further inland.
Climate Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it? One death occurred in Escambia County, in the far west of the Florida Panhandle. Shortly before 9 p.m. local time Friday, a rescue team found a person pinned under a large tree, according to Sgt. Melony Peterson of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.
"The victim was inside the home when the tree collapsed," Peterson said via email.
Another death was reported in Jefferson County, Ala., which includes Birmingham.
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