Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed. Read the full story here Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias Sign up for the US Breaking News email Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis , said no requests for search and rescue assistance had been received following Isaias, which he described as “c

This liveblog is now closed. Read the full story here Key things to know about Hurricane Isaias Sign up for the US Breaking News email Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis , said no requests for search and rescue assistance had been received following Isaias, which he described as “cautiously, a good sign”. Speaking to Fox News, he said: I think that may be a sign that people heeded the warnings, took proper precautions.

We sure would love to say we have not gotten a report of a fatality yet, and we’ll see what happens. There’s also a lot of hazards post-storm that people should be careful of, but so far we’ve had a lot of assets in place that have not been called on, which is a good sign. I’d rather be over-prepared, and not have to use them, than not have what you need.” Hurricane Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, after it made landfall in Florida and lashed the US Gulf coast with heavy rain and fierce winds.

The category 2 hurricane hit the coast near Destin, Florida, late on Friday, with maximum sustained winds of 105mph. The storm is expected to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley, the NHC added, with maximum sustained winds decreased to near 35mph. Continue reading...