Hurricane Isaias live updates: warning of ‘spinoff tornadoes’ as hundreds of thousands without power

First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the US Full story: Hurricane Isaias hammers Gulf coast Sign up for the US Breaking News email Florida governor Ron DeSantis said no requests for search and rescue assistance had been received following Isaias, which he

First Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season makes landfall in the US Full story: Hurricane Isaias hammers Gulf coast Sign up for the US Breaking News email Florida 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 Friday, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

The storm is expected to move across Alabama and into the Tennessee Valley, the NHC added, with maximum sustained winds decreased to near 35 mph. Continue reading...