Hurricane Isaias updates: Storm makes landfall in Florida Panhandle
Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm, causing widespread power outages and at least one reported fatality. The storm has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone as emergency services assess the damage.
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Communities on the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing as Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday night as a Category 2 storm.
The storm, with winds up to 105 mph, made landfall near Destin, Florida, in the Florida Panhandle at 8:30 p.m. CT. As it continued its march north over the western part of the Panhandle, the storm weakened to a Category 1 and then to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday.
Many low-lying and coastal areas, particularly on the Florida Panhandle, are under evacuation orders, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference Friday morning.
Storm surge warnings are also in place along the coast, with surges forecast to reach up to 9 feet from the Santa Rosa/Okaloosa County Line, Florida, to Grayton Beach, Florida.
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