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Joey Williams described the death of his wife, Jenn Biggs Williams, 57, who was killed when a tree fell through their Florida home during Hurricane Isaias. She died instantly after being trapped beneath debris that emergency services could not immediately remove. Jenn is recognized as the first confirmed fatality from the hurricane. Joey emphasized her kind nature and impact on those around her, stating she was “the ultra-nice badass person.”
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
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 the coast of eastern Mexico on October 7, 2026, and was expected to intensify into a hurricane by Thursday. The storm was located about 460 miles southwest of the Mississippi River’s mouth with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, moving east-northeast at 8 mph. By late Wednesday evening, it had strengthened into Hurricane Isaias, becoming the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.
Forecasters predicted that the storm would make landfall between the Mississippi coast and Florida's Panhandle by Friday or Saturday, bringing heavy rains, potential flash flooding, dangerous wind conditions, and a life-threatening storm surge. As of Thursday, it was about 460 miles south-southwest of the Mississippi River mouth with maximum sustained winds around 75 mph.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties in anticipation of potential severe weather impacts. Schools were closed and mandatory evacuations ordered in some coastal areas. The strong El Niño pattern had otherwise suppressed hurricane activity, but Isaias nearly tied the record for the latest-forming first Atlantic hurricane set on October 8, 1905.
The storm could also disrupt oil production along the Gulf Coast, contributing to already high fuel prices.
Written for “Hurricane Isaias Hits US Gulf Coast” on 2026-10-12,
grounded in this article and the 76 other(s) covering the same event.
The husband of a woman killed in Florida by Hurricane Isaias over the weekend has described the horrific moment a falling tree crashed through their roof, crushing and killing his “ultra-nice badass” wife.
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Jenn Biggs Williams, 57, a human resources worker, had just gone into her house with her husband of 10 years, Joey, after stepping out to survey the damage, when the large tree smashed into their living room, trapping them beneath it.
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“I was able to squeeze out.
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My wife didn’t make it.
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The tree just fell on her,” Joey told NewsNation.
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He added that his one consolation was that Jenn’s death “was pretty instant.”
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“I’m like, ‘My wife’s trapped under the tree.
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Please, please,’ And, I mean, there’s nothing we can do,” he said.
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By the time emergency services arrived and were able to cut up the tree and pull Jenn out, she was already dead.
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“They let me say bye to her.
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I watched the love of my life for 10 years go into the back of a coroner’s van and head down that road.
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That’s the hardest thing I ever swallowed in my life,” Joey said, adding that his wife had been loved by everyone.
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“Everybody loved her, right?
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She was the ultra-nice badass person,” he said.
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“I just want to hear her voice.
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I’ve called her phone five times just to tell her … she was my world,” Joey said.
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Joey → call → her
Jenn is the first known fatality of Hurricane Isaias, with a second victim dying in Birmingham, Alabama, in connection with the storm over the weekend, the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency director confirmed.
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