Nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power early Sunday as remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved north. Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.
At least four deaths have been linked to the storm. This includes two people killed when trees fell on homes in Florida and Alabama. Forecasters have warned that flooding could extend into the Appalachians.
Heavy rainfall associated with the storm could bring isolated flash flooding and strong wind gusts, posing a threat across the south-eastern US, particularly near the southern Appalachians. This could lead to scattered power outages and downed trees and power lines, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are expected to continue along the Gulf and south-eastern Atlantic coasts.
Isaias made landfall as a category 2 hurricane on Friday near Destin, Florida. Hurricane-force winds in the Florida Panhandle blew the roof off a Pensacola hotel, and the city’s mayor reported that the airport "took some damage."