{
  "id": 13302431,
  "title": "Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida as Category 2 storm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-in-florida-as-category-2-storm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T02:06:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/things-going-to-get-treacherous-hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-in-florida-as-category-3-storm/articleshow/134846171.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hurricane Isaias slammed into the Florida coast near Destin as a Category 2 storm, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The tempest bore down on the Panhandle at 105 mph, its eye nestled 50 miles west-northwest of Panama City. Coastal towns from Gulf Shores in Mississippi to Panama City on Florida's Gulf side braced for damaging winds, inundation, and a potent storm surge.\n\nResident Anne Petzold of Gulf Breeze took up hurricane shutters and cleared yards of potential projectiles. \"Everybody does what they can do, everybody asks if they need help — they ask for help, they offer help. All good. It's just another adventure,\" she remarked.\n\nPower outages affected more than 365,000 customers in Florida and Alabama. Mobile, Alabama, ordered a curfew, and Mobile officials reported fallen trees and power lines. The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority warned residents to boil water in certain areas. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urged residents to brace for power shortages, fuel scarcity, and possible closures of bridges and highways. The National Guard in Florida deployed 5,000 personnel and standby search-and-rescue teams. Some prisons even evacuated inmates.\n\nThe National Hurricane Center predicted 4 to 8 inches of rainfall over the region, with local maxima of 15 inches. Isaias was forecast to weaken as it moved inland, but hazardous conditions could persist across the southeastern US.",
  "summary": "Hurricane Isaias has made its presence felt near Destin, Florida, registering maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Residents in coastal areas across Florida's Panhandle and Alabama are on high alert. In response, officials issued hurricane warnings, with some counties mandating evacuations. To bolster emergency measures, Florida's National Guard mobilized 5,000 personnel, assisting in rescue…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall on Florida and Alabama Coasts This Friday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-on-florida-and-alabama-coasts-this",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:46:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}