
A First Alert Weekend!
By Marcus Chen
ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle were without power early Saturday after Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane, leaving flooded roads and downed trees as it moved inland.Storm makes landfall near DestinThe center of Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, Friday night. The storm was packing winds of 105 mph when it came ashore.The storm then moved north through Alabama as its wind speeds dropped sharply.Storm surge and flooding threats remainThe storm continued to spread rain and damaging wind gusts inland Saturday. The possibility of life-threatening storm surge still loomed for parts of the Florida Panhandle, along with heavy rain and potential flooding for much of the Southeast over the weekend.Forecasters also warned that conditions could stir up tornadoes across parts of the Florida Panhandle and into Georgia and the Carolinas. Fourth named storm of seasonIsaias is the fourth named storm to m