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Hurricane Isaias hit Florida's Panhandle region on Friday night, causing widespread damage including over 420,000 power outages. Lt. Gov. Jay Collins described the storm’s impact as severe but not catastrophic compared to previous hurricanes like Michael. He emphasized that residents should stay safe and avoid unnecessary risks to themselves and first responders. The state prepared for the storm with approximately 5,000 National Guard members on standby and over 6,000 utility vehicles ready to address outages.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-10,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Tropical Storm Isaias formed off eastern Mexico on Wednesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the US Gulf Coast later that week. Forecasters predicted it would reach hurricane status by Thursday as it moved north towards the coast, with landfall potentially occurring late Friday or early Saturday between Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle. By late Wednesday, Isaias had strengthened to maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties in Florida as precautionary measures were taken along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida, including mandatory evacuations and school closures in some areas.
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Hurricane Isaias struck Florida “like a freight train” as the storm made landfall over the state’s Panhandle and left more than 420,000 without power Friday night into Saturday morning, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said.
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Collins → strike → morning
“This thing hit like a freight train.
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thing → hit → train
It came in like a Mike Tyson punch,” Collins told Fox News on Friday night.
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Collins → come → night
“It’s real, I’m sure there is going to be real damage.”
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“While some might have ridden it out, if you have please hunker down, stay safe, let’s not put our first responders at risk and they’ll get to you as soon as humanly possible, but let’s let them do their job and remain safe as well.”
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Isaias was downgraded to a Category 1 storm at around 10:30 p.m. as it unleashed maximum winds of 90 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
“I don’t think we’re going to have a Michael-like event here, we’re its just going to sit and have pockets of rain, thank goodness,” Collins said, referring to the deadly Category 5 that whalloped the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018.
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Preliminary reports didn’t show any catastrophic damage to the Sunshine State but Collins warned the storm isn’t over.
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“The real extent of the damage as this thing crested and it hit shore, I think you’ll start to see good feedback coming through,” he said “We’re not hearing anything dire at this moment, God willing thats how it stays.”
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The Republican leader, who has been in office since August 2025, revealed only power outages and radio damage have been reported.
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outages → reveal → August
Roughly 425,000 Floridians were without power as of 2 a.m. Saturday, according to tracker PowerOutage.US.
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“We pushed really hard to have people listen to the evacuation orders, its just not worth the risk to you and yours,” Collins said.
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“You got to listen, got to lead and you’re going to live.
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It’s that simple.”
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Collins applauded his leadership along with Gov. Ron DeSantis during the state’s preparations for the storm.
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“We’ve led from the front.
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We → lead → front
We have prioritized response in making sure we are on top of this,” he said.
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Collins said over 5,000 National Guard were on standby along with 400 state guard.
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Over 6,000 utility vehicles and people were prepared to help with power outages across the Panhandle.
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vehicles → prepare → Panhandle
“You got to remind people, once the storm is passed the risk is not over,” he said.
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he → got → people
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