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Isaias lashes Southeast after making landfall in the U.S.

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Tanyos, F. (2026, October 10). Isaias lashes Southeast after making landfall in the U.S. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/isaias-southeastern-u-s-gulf-coast/

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CBS News · collected 2026-10-10 · by Faris Tanyos

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Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 storm and weakened rapidly into a post-tropical cyclone. The storm caused tens of thousands of evacuations and left over half a million customers without power across Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. As it moved inland, Isaias brought powerful winds, flash flooding, and storm surges to the Southeast through the weekend, with some areas facing up to 15 inches of rain. The White House had approved federal emergency declarations for Florida and Alabama before the hurricane's arrival.
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Hurricane Isaias, which formed off eastern Mexico and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane, made landfall near Destin, Florida on October 9, causing significant damage and disruption across the Gulf Coast. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties before the storm's arrival to ensure communities had adequate resources to prepare. As of October 14, six deaths have been confirmed in Florida from Isaias; two were caused by fallen trees and carbon monoxide poisoning related to improper generator use, while others resulted indirectly due to storm-related disruptions like power outages affecting medical treatment. The hurricane also left hundreds of thousands without electricity across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Verisk estimated insured property losses in Florida from wind damage alone could range between $1 billion and $2 billion, though this estimate does not account for storm surge or flood-related damages.

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Hurricane warning in effect for Alabama, Florida A hurricane warning was in effect from the Mississippi/Alabama border to the Bay/Gulf County Line in Florida as Hurricane Isaias slams the Southeast. A tropical storm warning was in place from east of the Bay/Gulf County Line to the Aucilla River in Florida, while a storm surge warning was in place from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to the mouth of the Suwannee River in Florida. Even though the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Isaias would likely downgrade to a post-tropical storm by Saturday, it was still set to deliver drenching rains and powerful winds to the region.
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2026-10-10 · CBS News
Isaias lashes Southeast after making landfall in the U.S. · assertive framing

Claims (30 extracted, 5 hedged)

What we know as Isaias moves across the Southeast: asserted
Isaias → know → Southeast
- Isaias, of the 2026 Atlantic season, made landfall in the northern Gulf coast near Destin, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 storm, but within hours had weakened to a post-tropical cyclone. asserted
Isaias → make → cyclone
- The storm is forecast to bring powerful winds, flash flooding and storm surges to a large swath of the Southeast through the weekend. asserted
storm → forecast → weekend
- Tens of thousands of people have evacuated the region, officials said, and more than a half-million customers were without power across Georgia, Florida and Alabama. asserted
customers → evacuate → Georgia
Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone Isaias weakened early Saturday morning to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall in the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane. asserted
Isaias → weaken → hurricane
As of 2 a.m. Eastern Time Saturday, it had maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and was centered about 55 miles southwest of Montgomery, Alabama, according to the National Hurricane Center. uncertain
it → have → Center
It was moving north at 20 mph. asserted
It → move → mph
Flooding, damage reported in Florida Panhandle Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, at around 8 p.m. Eastern Time, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. uncertain
Isaias → report → Center
Roads in Destin were flooded, while in nearby Pensacola, police warned residents to stay off the streets because of debris across roadways. asserted
police → flood → roadways
While the extent of the damage was not immediately known, many area residents posted pictures online of downed trees and power lines, and one video posted to social media showed a roof being ripped off of an inn in Pensacola. asserted
roof → know → Pensacola
Some Florida Panhandle counties temporarily suspended emergency response due to dangerous conditions. asserted
counties → suspend → conditions
More than 697,000 customers were without power across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us. CBS/AP uncertain
customers → accord → PowerOutage.us
Trump says White House is tracking storm "very closely" asserted
House → say → storm
President Trump late Friday night told reporters that White House officials were tracking Hurricane Isaias "very closely." asserted
officials → tell → Isaias
Earlier in the day, the White House approved federal emergency declarations for Florida and Alabama ahead of its arrival. asserted
House → approve → arrival
Isaias had earlier in the day briefly strengthened into a Category 3 storm, which is defined as a , before weakening to a Category 2 when it made landfall in the U.S. asserted
it → strengthen → U.S.
It then weakened quickly to a Category 1. asserted
It → weaken → Category
It was still forecast to pack a punch as it moved inland, producing life-threatening storm surges and gusty winds. asserted
it → forecast → surges
It was forecast to bring 4 to 8 inches of rain across southern Alabama, southwest Georgia, the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend, with totals as high as 15 inches, according to the National Hurricane Center. uncertain
It → forecast → Center
Other parts of the Southeast could see anywhere from 2 to 10 inches of rain. uncertain
parts → see → rain
Hurricane warning in effect for Alabama, Florida A hurricane warning was in effect from the Mississippi/Alabama border to the Bay/Gulf County Line in Florida as Hurricane Isaias slams the Southeast. A tropical storm warning was in place from east of the Bay/Gulf County Line to the Aucilla River in Florida, while a storm surge warning was in place from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to the mouth of the Suwannee River in Florida. Even though the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Isaias would likely downgrade to a post-tropical storm by Saturday, it was still set to deliver drenching rains and powerful winds to the region. asserted
it → slam → region
The center of the storm was forecast to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley on Saturday and Sunday. asserted
center → forecast → Saturday
Tens of thousands of people across the northern Gulf Coast were placed under evacuation orders ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Isaias. asserted
thousands → place → Isaias
In Orange Beach, Alabama, streets and beaches were empty Friday heading into what was supposed to be a busy weekend for tourists. asserted
what → head → tourists
The gridlock on area roadways caused by fleeing residents over the past 48 hours was gone, and the evacuation window had closed, officials said, because winds were too strong. asserted
winds → cause → hours
The few residents left were trying to make the best of it. asserted
residents → leave → it
Christi Woods manages a wine store in Orange Beach, one of the only businesses that was still open Friday. asserted
that → manage → businesses
"We do take precautions, I mean, we're kind of in the flood zone," Woods said. asserted
Woods → take → zone
"Folks who are in the path of this storm should know, this is not a random tropical system," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a news conference Friday. asserted
DeSantis → know → conference
And it's going to potentially do a lot of damage." asserted
it → go → damage
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