Four people died as Isaias crossed Florida and Alabama, and nearly 550,000 homes and businesses were still dark on Saturday afternoon.
Zoom in: Two deaths occurred in Escambia County, Florida, and two in Alabama. In two of those cases a tree fell on a home, and another person was found in a closed garage with a generator running.
- Four relatives of that person were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning, the Escambia County sheriff's office said.
What they're saying: "Don't run any generators inside your home, it can be very, very hazardous," Florida governor Ron DeSantis said at a news conference.
By the numbers: Maximum sustained winds reached 105 mph. Outages peaked above 900,000 customers across Florida, Alabama and Georgia before falling to about 550,000 by Saturday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us.
The big picture: Hurricane-force winds tore the roof off a Pensacola hotel, flattened a boathouse in Destin and stripped part of the facade from a high-rise in Panama City Beach. Major coastal routes were open again by daybreak Saturday.
What's next: Isaias weakened to a post-tropical cyclone over central Alabama and is forecast to dissipate Sunday, leaving 4 to 8 inches of rain across southern Alabama, the Florida panhandle and southwest Georgia, with local totals up to 15 inches.
Why it matters: Generator carbon monoxide kills people after the wind stops, and river flooding often peaks days later. Run generators outdoors and well away from windows, and treat standing water on a road as deep enough to move a car.
