Isaias Landfall

Hurricane Isaias slammed into Florida near Destin Friday night as a Category 2 storm, with winds hitting 105 mph, ABC News and NBC News reported.

By Saturday morning, at least 800,000 customers had lost power across Florida, Alabama and Georgia, ABC News reported. The National Hurricane Center warned of storm surge as high as 9 feet in parts of the Florida Panhandle, ABC News said. A separate warning put surge at up to 7 feet along the Alabama-Florida line, the Guardian reported.

Isaias is the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season. No hurricane had formed before October in more than 30 years, the BBC reported.

"The storm is here. Buckle down at this point. Don't be getting out on the roads," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters Friday, according to the Guardian. He warned that flash flooding would threaten the wider region. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered a mandatory evacuation for non-residents and tourists in coastal counties. Florida Sen. Rick Scott urged residents in evacuation zones to leave immediately, the BBC reported.

At the White House Friday night, President Trump said his administration was watching the storm closely and that it was under control, the Guardian reported.

Florida, Alabama and Mississippi each declared states of emergency ahead of landfall, the Guardian reported. Shell, BP and Chevron evacuated offshore oil workers and platforms near the storm's path. The industry doesn't expect major disruption. Most Gulf refining sits farther west, NPR reported.

Overnight, the storm weakened. By Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center had discontinued all hurricane warnings and downgraded Isaias to a post-tropical cyclone, the BBC reported. Forecasters expect it to cross Alabama and move into the Tennessee Valley through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

High winds tore roofs from homes and businesses in Pensacola, about 50 miles west of Destin, as the power went out, the Guardian reported. Jonathan Ramos, a 40-year-old resident riding out the storm from a hotel there, watched it happen. "Things are flying really fast, and I've never seen wind this fast before, so it's intense, it's scary," Ramos said.