Brief
Nearly 396,000 lose power as Hurricane Isaias moves north
The storm’s remnants caused widespread outages, four deaths and heavy rain warnings across the Southeast and mid‑Atlantic.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama were without electricity early Sunday as Hurricane Isaias moved north, the New York Post reported.
What happened
The Category 2 storm made landfall near Destin, Florida on Friday and then tracked inland, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall to the central Appalachians and the mid‑Atlantic region on Sunday. The National Hurricane Center’s senior hurricane specialist Philippe Papin said heavy rain was the primary hazard as the system moved up the Appalachian spine, with isolated flash and urban flooding possible.
What the reports add
The Post noted that at least four deaths were linked to the storm: two people were killed when trees fell onto homes in Florida and Alabama, a woman in Escambia County, Florida died after a tree struck her house, and a man in Birmingham, Alabama died when a tree fell on his home, according to fire chief Cory Moon. A second Alabama death was tied to a vehicle crash involving a downed tree, as reported by state official Josh Johnson.
What was said
Philippe Papin told the Post, “We’re expecting that heavy rainfall to continue here across the central Appalachians into the mid‑Atlantic… and we’re still expecting isolated flash and urban flooding.” The Escambia County sheriff, Chip Simmons, confirmed the Florida fatality and said four family members of the Alabama victim were treated but expected to survive.
How it came about
Isaias was the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season. Earlier coverage by Felo News documented that the storm initially knocked out power for more than 700,000 customers in Alabama and Florida on October 10, and warned of flood risks and potential impacts on Gulf‑coast infrastructure. The current outage figures reflect a reduction as some areas restored service, but the storm’s northward shift continues to pose rain‑related hazards.
Key facts
- Nearly 396,000 customers lost power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moved north (nypost.com)
- Four deaths were linked to the storm, including two from falling trees (nypost.com)
- Philippe Papen of the National Hurricane Center said heavy rain was the primary hazard (nypost.com)
Sources
- [1] nypost.com — originally reported as “Nearly 396K Florida and Alabama residents lose power as Hurricane Isaias heads north”
