Isaias drenches southern U.S. as weakened post-tropical cyclone

Isaias, a storm that hit the US as a Category 2 hurricane, has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone. It made landfall near Destin, Florida, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the US Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center reported that Isaias rapidly weakened over Alabama.

The storm prompted mandatory evacuations and warnings of life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds, and flooding. According to the Toronto Sun, two deaths have been reported, both from trees falling on homes - one near Pensacola in Florida and another in Birmingham, Alabama.

The cyclone is expected to move northward and north-northeastward over the weekend, gradually weakening as it moves across the Tennessee and Ohio valleys. Isaias is the first hurricane to strike the US mainland since 2024, and the first hurricane of an Atlantic season that began in June.

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