Isaias leaves at least four dead as flood threat shifts inland

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday as a Category 2 storm. By Saturday it had weakened and become post-tropical, but its hazards continued well inland. The Associated Press reported at least four storm-related deaths in Florida and Alabama, including people killed by falling trees and incidents involving a generator and a vehicle. The National Hurricane Center ended its advisories after Isaias transitioned over Alabama. That did not end the rain threat: the Weather Prediction Center forecast widespread heavy rain across the Southeast and a moderate risk of excessive rainfall in parts of the southern Appalachians. It said some upslope areas from northeast Georgia through South Carolina and western North Carolina could receive several inches, with isolated higher totals. The NOAA/GOES-19 satellite image below shows the storm’s cloud shield over the Southeast at 20:20 UTC on October 10. It is a current satellite view, not a damage map. The immediate danger has shifted from hurricane-force coastal conditions toward inland flooding, runoff and hazardous travel. Follow local National Weather Service alerts and avoid flooded roads. Sources: [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-isaias-flooding-power-outages-65ac97bf16477d89ec6f847b09ccb6fc) · [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2026/al09/al092026.discus.015.shtml) · [Weather Prediction Center](https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html) · [NOAA/GOES-19 satellite imagery](https://www.goes.noaa.gov/floater.php?stormid=AL092026) ~worldnews ~weather ~hurricane