Hurricane Isaias slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm before weakening into a post‑tropical cyclone as it moved inland. The storm has been blamed for at least two deaths, including one person in Pensacola, Florida, who was killed when a tree crashed into a home, and another person in Birmingham, Alabama, after a tree fell onto a house. Strong winds tore roofs off buildings, knocked down trees and power lines, and left more than 900,000 customers without electricity across Florida, Alabama and Georgia. In Pensacola, large sections of a hotel roof were ripped away by hurricane‑force winds, while neighborhoods across the region reported damaged homes, blocked roads and fallen trees. Although the storm has weakened, officials say the danger is not over. Flash flooding remains a major concern as Isaias moves through Alabama and toward Tennessee, bringing several inches of rain and the possibility of even higher totals in some areas. Tornadoes remain possible across parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. Dramatic video from Alabama showed a sheriff’s deputy narrowly surviving after a tree crushed an SUV during a rescue operation, leaving him trapped before he managed to crawl to safety. Emergency officials are urging people to stay off the roads, avoid downed power lines and prepare for continued flooding and severe weather through the weekend.