Isaias blamed for 4 deaths as weakened storm continues moving inland

Isaias is no longer a hurricane, but flash flooding and tornadoes remain a threat as the storm moves inland across Alabama, then on to the Midwest and Northeast. 

Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, Friday night, as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. It hit land as a Category 2 storm, weakening from a Category 3 just before landfall. Here’s the latest: 

Two dead in Alabama, two dead in Florida

According to the Emergency Management Agency in Birmingham, Alabama, one person was killed in the city when a massive tree fell on a house overnight, trapping multiple people inside, FOX Weather reports. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said there have been two deaths in the state linked to Isaias. 

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said one person died in the Pensacola, Florida, area, also from a fallen tree. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that there were two Isaias-releated deaths in Florida. 

Isaias a post-tropical cyclone

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Isaias was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, or a former tropical storm or hurricane that has lost its tropical characteristics—such as a warm core and central thunderstorms—and is no longer fueled primarily by warm ocean water, according to FOX Weather. All tropical storm and storm surge warnings have been discontinued.

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However, life-threatening storm surges were still possible in the area, along with several inches of rain and possible tornadoes through the weekend. 

Flooding in Florida, Alabama

Isaias flooded roads in Destin, while a social media video showed a roof being ripped off an inn in Pensacola.

Parts of southern Alabama also were flooded, with officials in Mobile reporting downed trees and power lines. Roads in Houston County, which is in the southeastern corner of the state, were closed because of similar conditions.

President Donald Trump approved emergency disaster declarations for Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Those approvals allow for federal aid to assist those in hard-hit areas. 

Isaias power outages

By the numbers:

Crews have been working to restore power to nearly 1 million electric customers across Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. As of Saturday night, just over 453,000 remained without power, down from 911,000 as of Saturday morning, according to poweroutage.com.

Florida Power & Light, the Sunshine State's largest electric utility, showed more than 350,000 without power as of Saturday night. But the utility said it has restored power to more than 98,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and is targeting the end of Monday to restore power to 95% of customers who are still offline.

Midwest, Northeast are next

What's next:

The National Weather Service said after parts of Georgia and the Carolinas saw heavy rains capable of producing flash floods on Saturday, the storm was expected to move into the Tennessee Valley and into the mid-altnatic on Sunday, bringing a threat of heavy rain and potential flooding to those areas as well. 

By Monday, it is expected to move toward the northeast. 

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