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Hurricane Isaias Batters Florida Coast With Heavy Rain and Gale-Force Winds
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News18•11-10-2026, 13:30
Hurricane Isaias Batters Florida Coast With Heavy Rain and Gale-Force Winds
- •Hurricane Isaias formed as the first hurricane of the year in the Atlantic Ocean and struck the coastal areas of Florida and Alabama.
- •Heavy rain lashed the region with strong winds reaching speeds of 185 kilometers per hour, uprooting trees in Pensacola city.
- •Power infrastructure suffered severe damage, disrupting electricity supply to over five hundred thousand homes and businesses.
- •Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as a precautionary measure, a state of emergency was declared, and rescue operations intensified.
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Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm near Destin, Florida, on Friday evening, bringing maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h to 185 km/h and torrential rainfall.
Severe gale-force winds uprooted trees, damaged hotel and condominium rooftops, and disrupted electricity supply to more than five hundred thousand homes and businesses across Florida and Alabama.
Authorities declared a state of emergency, intensified rescue operations, issued boil-water notices, and evacuated tens of thousands of residents from low-lying coastal areas to safe locations.
