Hurricane Isaias live updates: hundreds of thousands without power as storm batters US Gulf Coast

The Guardian10 October 2026, 09:34 UTCUnited States of America

First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the USSign up for the US Breaking News emailMore than half a million people were without power after hurricane Isaias wreaked havoc on the US Gulf Coast, with Alabama and the Florida Panhandle being hit the hardest by the storm.The category 2 hurricane made landfall near Destin, Florida, late Friday, with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. It weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by early morning, with winds of 65 mph, the National Weather Service said. Continue reading...

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