Nearly 1 million without power after Hurricane Isaias hits
Hurricane Isaias left hundreds of thousands of people across several states without power after the first major Atlantic storm of the season made landfall in Florida Friday evening.
TL;DR
- Hurricane Isaias caused nearly 900,000 power outages across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.
- The storm made landfall in Florida as a Category 2 hurricane but weakened as it moved inland.
- Federal emergency declarations were authorized for Florida and Alabama, allowing for FEMA assistance.
- Florida deployed 5,000 National Guard troops and mobilized 16,000 lineworkers for power restoration.
- Officials compared the impact of Isaias to Hurricane Michael in 2018, noting Isaias was less destructive.
- Flash and urban flooding remain likely across the region as the storm moves into the Tennessee Valley.