Isaias downgraded to post-tropical cyclone after landfall in Florida

Hurricane Isaias downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall in Florida. The National Hurricane Center reported that the storm rapidly weakened over Alabama. Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, bringing life-threatening storm surge, dangerous hurricane conditions, and flash flooding inland. Coastal communities experienced mandatory evacuations, shuttered businesses, and power outages.

More than 300,000 customers in Florida and 200,000 in Alabama were without power. Waters in the Gulf of Mexico were record warm due to climate change, allowing Isaias to develop into a major hurricane. The storm disrupted oil and gas production in the region, with about 1.5 million barrels of oil and 59% of gas production temporarily halted.