Hurricane Isaias is ravaging the southeast, with 105mph winds leaving communities devastated, travel plans disrupted nationwide, 900,000 homes across the country without power and damage resulting in two fatalities.
The monster storm slammed into the Florida Panhandle near Destin at around 8.30pm as a Category two hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 105mph. Just 30 minutes later, its winds had fallen to 85mph, but the storm continued to wreak havoc along the Gulf Coast.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a Saturday morning update that the storm did not reach Category 3 as anticipated, and search-and-rescue teams have not yet been deployed, but he
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