Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida with severe effects expected across several states
Governors of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida declared states of emergency as a downsized Fema faces first major test
TL;DR
- Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds.
- A life-threatening storm surge of up to 7ft was expected along the Alabama-Florida line.
- Severe impacts were anticipated across a wide stretch of the northern Gulf coast and far inland.
- Governors of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida declared states of emergency.
- Nearly 500,000 customers lost power across Alabama and Florida.
- Florida's National Guard deployed approximately 5,000 soldiers and airmen to assist with the response.
- Isaias is one of the latest-forming Atlantic hurricanes on record.