Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida with severe effects expected across several states

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Hurricane Isaias came ashore near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm and is expected to bring severe impacts across several states. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi declared states of emergency as the downsized FEMA faces a major test.

Governors of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida declared states of emergency as a downsized Fema faces first major test Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday evening, sweeping ashore from the northern Gulf of Mexico as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said the center of the cyclone made landfall at 9.30pm ET as a category 2 hurricane. Continue reading...