Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Thousands without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves north

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>At least four deaths linked to storm amid warnings of flash flooding that could stretch into Appalachians</p><p>Nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power early Sunday as remnants of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/isaias-weakens-to-post-tropical-cyclone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Hurricane Isaias</a> moved north, where widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was expected across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region.</p><p>Heavy rainfall associated with the storm could bring isolated flash flooding and strong wind gusts and remain a threat across the south-eastern US, especially near the southern Appalachians, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). That could bring scattered power outages and downed trees and power lines. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and south-eastern Atlantic coasts.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/11/isaias-florida-alabama-power-outages" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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