Hundreds of Thousands Without Power After Hurricane Isaias Slams Florida Panhandle and Alabama

Hurricane Isaias left hundreds of thousands without power in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, causing flooding and damaging winds as it moved inland.

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October 10, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Gulf Breeze, United States — Hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle were without power early Saturday after Hurricane Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a dangerous hurricane, leaving flooded roads and downed trees in its wake as it moved inland.

The storm made landfall Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, then quickly moved north through Alabama as its wind speeds dropped sharply. But the possibility of life-threatening storm surges still loomed for parts of the Florida Panhandle, along with heavy rain and potential flooding for much of the Southeast over the weekend.

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Isaias was about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south-southwest of Montgomery, Alabama and nearly 105 miles (170 kilometers) south of Birmingham, Alabama, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph), the NHC said Saturday. Forecasters also warned that conditions could stir up tornadoes across parts of the Florida Panhandle and into Georgia and the Carolinas.

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