Isaias weakens after making landfall in US Gulf Coast as hurricane
Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the US Gulf Coast, causing significant power outages and flooding across Florida and Alabama. The storm has since weakened into a post-tropical system as it moves inland.
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Extreme weather events pose immediate threats to infrastructure and public safety, requiring large-scale emergency response coordination.
More than 664,000 customers in Florida and Alabama have been left without power as Isaias downs trees, power lines.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A house is battered by the strong winds and storm surge of Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola, Florida, on October 9, 2026. [AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff , Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 10 Oct 2026 10 Oct 2026 Hurricane Isaias has crashed into the United States Gulf Coast before losing speed and turning into a post-tropical storm as it moved over southern Alabama, threatening flash flooding and strong winds farther inland.
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday that Isaias is about 89km (55 miles) south-southwest of Montgomery, with maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometres per hour (65 miles per hour).
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