A gas station is damaged by the effects of Isaias on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in East Milton, Fla. (AP Photo/Octavio Jones)


A storm-damaged gas station in East Milton, Florida on Saturday [Octavio Jones/AP]



Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, has killed two people and left hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the southeastern United States. The Southeast faces a high flood risk saturday with heavy rain and flash flooding possible through the weekend.


Landfall: It came ashore near Destin, Florida, around 9:30 p.m. ET Friday as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph sustained winds. Before that, it had strengthened to a Category 3 with 120 mph winds.


Now: It weakened to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday and is moving inland across Alabama and the Southeast.