Hurricane Isaias downgraded after making landfall in Florida
Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall in Florida, leaving hundreds of thousands without power across several states. Emergency declarations remain in place as the storm moves toward the Tennessee Valley.
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Severe weather events like Isaias highlight the ongoing challenges of climate-related disaster management and infrastructure resilience in the US.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Hafsa Khalil , Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu and Nardine Saad Watch: Powerful waves crash ashore as Hurricane Isaias approaches US Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone the day after it made landfall along the northern Gulf Coast of Florida, bringing with it heavy rains and powerful winds.
Isaias - which is the first of the 2026 Atlantic season - is still surging across south-eastern parts of the US.
Hundreds of thousands of households in Florida, Alabama and Georgia are without power and each state declared a state of emergency. There are currently no warnings in places after they ended on Saturday.
Isaias is one of three storm systems affecting North America this weekend, with the two others hitting Mexico and Southern California in the El Niño-fuelled warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.
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