Isaias moves north as Rachel batters Southern California
At least four deaths were linked to Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, which came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast vacation spot filled with high-rises and tourist shops. The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.
Nearly 396,000 customers in Florida's Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power early Sunday as remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved north. The storm, now expected to bring widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region, had already caused at least four deaths, including two from tree falls onto homes in Florida and Alabama.
Heavy rain could lead to isolated flash flooding and strong wind gusts, with life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coasts. President Trump authorized emergency declarations for Georgia and Alabama, enabling federal aid, while the U.S. Energy Department exchanged crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve to address supply disruptions.
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