Hurricane Isaias kills four and cuts power across southeastern US

Hurricane Isaias has killed at least four people and left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity across the southeastern United States, the BBC and Al Jazeera reported. The storm made landfall in Florida on Friday evening, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone. Officials in Alabama and Florida reported two deaths in each state, which included individuals killed when trees fell on their homes. [1][2][3][4]

The hurricane brought maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour, or about 168 to 169 kilometres per hour, as it made landfall near Destin, Florida, Euronews and the BBC reported. Al Jazeera reported that the storm struck as a Category 2 hurricane before moving inland through Alabama overnight. The storm felled trees and ripped roofs off buildings, including a hotel in Pensacola, Florida, according to Euronews. [1][2][4]

Data from tracker PowerOutage indicated that at least 500,000 people were without power in several states as of Saturday evening, the BBC reported. Al Jazeera and the BBC both reported that hundreds of thousands of households lost electricity in Florida and Alabama. The BBC added that power outages also affected Georgia, where states of emergency were declared alongside Florida and Alabama. [1][2][3]

The United States National Weather Service warned of a life-threatening storm surge from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to Suwannee, Florida, Euronews reported. Officials also warned of continued flooding and potential tornadoes across Florida and Alabama, according to Al Jazeera. The storm was the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, Al Jazeera and the BBC reported. [2][3][4]