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During Hurricane Isaias, a tree fell through the roof of a home in Pensacola, Florida, killing Jenn Biggs Williams, 57. Her husband Joey was trapped under debris with injuries but used his Apple Watch to contact their son for help after being unable to reach his phone. The storm caused widespread damage and power outages across Florida and Alabama, leaving four people dead including Williams.
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 eastern coast of Mexico on October 7, 2026, and quickly strengthened into a hurricane, becoming the first such storm of the Atlantic season. Initially located about 460 miles southwest of the Mississippi River's mouth, it had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it moved east-northeast at 9 mph. Forecasters predicted potential landfall between the coast of Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle by Friday or Saturday, bringing heavy rains, storm surges, and possible tornadoes. This late-forming hurricane has prompted a state of emergency declaration in Florida for 25 counties and mandatory evacuations in some coastal areas, while oil production facilities have paused operations due to potential disruptions.
Written for “Hurricane Isaias Hits Gulf Coast” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 73 other(s) covering the same event.
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A beloved wife in Florida was crushed to death by a falling tree while lying beside her husband during Hurricane Isaias, leaving him trapped with only his Apple Watch to call for help.
Jenn Biggs Williams, 57, was killed Saturday when a tree crashed through the roof of the couple's Pensacola home, trapping her husband of 10 years, Joey, underneath it.
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Joey's legs were crushed and he was unable to reach his phone, but managed to crawl out from beneath the wreckage after 20 to 30 minutes and use his Apple Watch to contact his son as the deadly storm battered the area, according to NBC6.
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storm → crush → NBC6
The southeast of the US has been ravaged by Hurricane Isaias after it hit on Friday night, leaving four people dead and others injured.
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it → ravage → people
Joey's son told the outlet that his father texted him in the middle of the storm, despite the family losing power.
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family → tell → power
When he asked his dad the extent of the damage, Joey told him the devastating news: 'My wife is gone.'
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wife → ask → news
The heartbroken stepson said he spent the following morning cutting down fallen trees while struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.
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he → say → tragedy
'I've been dropping trees all morning, crying and carrying on,' he said.
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he → drop → trees
Jenn Biggs Williams, 57, was killed Saturday when a tree crashed through the roof of her home in Pensacola, Florida (Williams pictured with her daughter, Brittnee)
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Williams → kill → daughter
The tree fell, crushing Williams while lying with her husband, Joey (pictured) during Hurricane Isaias, which wrecked the southeast of the US after hitting on Friday night
Williams was described as 'ultra-nice badass person,' by her husband (The victim pictured with her daughter and her daughter's husband)
The monster storm slammed into the Florida Panhandle near Destin at around 8.30pm as a Category two hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 105mph.
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Just 30 minutes later, its winds had fallen to 85mph, but the storm continued to wreak havoc along the Gulf Coast.
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storm → fall → Coast
Terrifying footage emerged of the hurricane's destruction, showing the roof of the Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola being ripped clean off by ferocious winds and sent hurtling away with debris as trees violently thrashed behind it.
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trees → emerge → it
More than 418,000 homes and businesses across Florida and Alabama lost electricity as the storm closed in, according to PowerOutage.us.
Florida reported the most outages, with around 300,000 customers facing a night without power.
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customers → lose → power
When first responders arrived at the home, Williams was unconscious and had no pulse, according to NBC6.
Joey later detailed the horrifying moment the tree came crashing down in an interview with NewsNation, in which he described his wife's death as 'pretty instant.'
The storm left four people dead and others injured, as more than 418,000 homes and businesses across Florida and Alabama lost electricity
Williams's stepson told NBC 6 his father was lying in bed when the tree crushed her and added that his dad was able to call for help using his Apple Watch
The husband said emergency crews gave him the opportunity to say one final goodbye before taking her body away.
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crews → arrive → body
They let me say bye to her.
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me → let → her
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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love → watch → road
That's the hardest thing I ever swallowed in my life,' he said.
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he → swallow → life
Joey described Williams, who worked in human resources, as someone everybody loved, adding that she was an 'ultra-nice badass person.'
'I just want to hear her voice.
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I → describe → voice
I've called her phone five times just to tell her … she was my world,' the devastated husband said.
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husband → call → her
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