Remnants of Hurricane Isaias left nearly 396,000 customers without power in Florida and Alabama early Sunday morning. The storm caused at least four deaths, including two from fallen trees. Despite initial warnings, many coastal areas were free of major damage by Saturday morning. Forecasters predict further threats like flooding and downed trees across the southeastern United States as Isaias moves northward towards the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.
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Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday off eastern Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Forecasters predicted it would intensify into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the US Gulf Coast by late Friday or Saturday. Initially located about 285 miles west of Progreso, Mexico, and 580 miles southwest of the Mississippi River’s mouth, Isaias was moving east-northeast at 8 mph. As it strengthened into a hurricane, with winds reaching up to 75 mph, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties, urging residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle to prepare for severe weather impacts.
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Nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power early Sunday as remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved north, where widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was expected across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.
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Heavy rainfall associated with the storm could bring isolated flash flooding and strong wind gusts and remain a threat across the south-eastern US, especially near the southern Appalachians, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
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rainfall → associate → Service
That could bring scattered power outages and downed trees and power lines.
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Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and south-eastern Atlantic coasts.
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surf → threaten → coasts
At least four deaths were linked to the storm, including two people killed when trees fell on to homes in Florida and Alabama.
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trees → link → Florida
Forecasters warned that flooding could stretch into the Appalachians.
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flooding → warn → Appalachians
Isaias came ashore as a category 2 hurricane on Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast vacation spot filled with high-rises and tourist shops.
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Isaias → come → rises
Despite warnings of storm surges ahead of the storm, several major routes along the coast were open by daybreak on Saturday and free of downed trees and power lines typically seen after major hurricanes.
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routes → see → hurricanes
Hurricane-force winds in the Florida Panhandle blew the roof off a Pensacola hotel, and the city’s mayor said the airport “took some damage”.
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airport → blow → damage
The storm flattened a boathouse in Destin and ripped away part of the facade of a high-rise in Panama City Beach.
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storm → flatten → Beach
In Florida’s Escambia county, sheriff Chip Simmons said a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home – and a man died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in his garage.
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man → say → garage
Four of the man’s family members, ranging in age from 4 to 72, were treated but were expected to survive, the sheriff said.
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sheriff → range → 72
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Isaias roared farther into Alabama with tropical-force winds.
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Isaias → roar → winds
One person died when a tree fell on a house in Birmingham, the city’s fire chief, Cory Moon, said.
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chief → die → Birmingham
A second storm-related death in Alabama was attributed to a motor vehicle crash involving a downed tree in Barbour county, said Josh Johnson of the state’s emergency management agency.
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Along Alabama’s Gulf Coast, authorities in Mobile reported numerous downed trees and power lines.
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authorities → report → trees
Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Georgia after the president did the same for Florida and Alabama, allowing for federal aid.
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president → approve → aid
The US Energy Department authorized emergency exchanges of crude oil from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve to address disruptions in supply because of the storm.
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Department → authorize → storm
The NWS said parts of Georgia and the Carolinas could see heavy rain capable of causing flash floods.
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Meanwhile, in the Pacific, Simon strengthened to 155mph (250kph), only just below the threshold for becoming a category 5 storm, as it approached Mexico’s coast.
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it → strengthen → coast
Simon was expected to bring heavy rainfall beginning on Sunday to parts of south-western Mexico with life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
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Simon → expect → flooding
Tropical storm Rachel was also expected to bring heavy winds and rain to northern Mexico and southern California.
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