{"id":365678,"date":"2026-10-10T08:37:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/post-tropical-cyclone-isaias-slams-florida-leaving-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power"},"modified":"2026-10-10T08:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:37:22","slug":"post-tropical-cyclone-isaias-slams-florida-leaving-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/post-tropical-cyclone-isaias-slams-florida-leaving-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power","title":{"rendered":"Submit-Tropical Cyclone Isaias Slams Florida, Leaving A whole lot of 1000&#8217;s With out Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Post-Tropical Isaias<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Batters Florida, Leaves Residents in the Dark<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-10T06:14:49-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 10, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:14 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-f100952aed0915f50ac50865311e9913\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f100952aed0915f50ac50865311e9913--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-70ddec8b02d60e87299d15c252de1d91\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Isaias slammed Florida like a &#8220;freight train&#8221; &#8230; according to the lieutenant governor, leaving more than 430,000 customers without power after the storm tore into the Panhandle Friday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-70ddec8b02d60e87299d15c252de1d91--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-46d858ce72dd893954feccf6d52d4f59\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3c78071d-a557-452b-8a99-d9cb02cdc634-827662101-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-3c78071d-a557-452b-8a99-d9cb02cdc634-827662101-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9a\/16by9\/2026\/10\/10\/9ae4930379c140899a906b120e6283cd_md.jpg\" alt=\"101026_hurricane_isaias_2352869\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-46d858ce72dd893954feccf6d52d4f59--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2957a4efa91affd969551f7f5bd33e04\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Florida Lieutenant Governor <strong>Jay Collins<\/strong> described the brutal impact during an interview with Fox News, saying, &#8220;This thing hit like a freight train. It was fast. It came in like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mike-tyson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mike Tyson<\/strong><\/a> punch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2957a4efa91affd969551f7f5bd33e04--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-12b02d7495dc946514652ec33d376d17\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Category 2 hurricane &#8212; which has since been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone &#8212; made landfall near Destin around 9:30 PM Friday, bringing destructive winds and dangerous coastal conditions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-12b02d7495dc946514652ec33d376d17--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1e1045d30186cf0f29014f15e87acd66\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-1e1045d30186cf0f29014f15e87acd66-1705038481-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n      \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Hurricane Isaias has lashed the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds, as the Category 2 storm made landfall in northwestern Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.<br \/>\n\u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/GQy4piETcV https:\/\/t.co\/PdOk8rDTht<br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@AFP<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1e1045d30186cf0f29014f15e87acd66--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4d2ea41652ffb237fd7c256c66e371c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>By Saturday morning, approximately 429,773 Florida customers were without electricity, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PowerOutage<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4d2ea41652ffb237fd7c256c66e371c6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d59300dde0512d29f99595ba14e3bee2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Collins said an estimated 900K people evacuated ahead of the storm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d59300dde0512d29f99595ba14e3bee2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dbe93022023e4db2c542603183a0afa8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;While some might have ridden it out, if you have, please hunker down, stay safe, let&#8217;s not put our first responders at risk,&#8221; Collins told Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dbe93022023e4db2c542603183a0afa8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bc3a59801b6a874b12a91a0293bd0662\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-2ee3c52d-6f6c-4ef8-9867-da2a26146eac-1353425172-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-2ee3c52d-6f6c-4ef8-9867-da2a26146eac-1353425172-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1b\/16by9\/2026\/10\/10\/1bba24322333454db5c4f4dd75e39ffd_md.jpg\" alt=\"101026_hurricane_isaias_reporter_2352870\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bc3a59801b6a874b12a91a0293bd0662--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ae75f018ef1563f3f4297921abe13485\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He also warned residents that the danger doesn&#8217;t disappear when the storm passes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ae75f018ef1563f3f4297921abe13485--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-076e3a3382c39d453568fb2533769cf4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;You got to remind people, once the storm is passed the risk is not over,&#8221; he said. \u201cDon&#8217;t go out there, don&#8217;t get in water puddles or exposed water. Look out for power lines and remain safe.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-076e3a3382c39d453568fb2533769cf4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9e890ac0764e4f70421f6ebf2010c96\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Isaias weakened as it moved inland, with maximum sustained winds reportedly dropping to around 35 MPH by Saturday morning. The storm had hit highs of 105 MPH sustained winds when it came in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9e890ac0764e4f70421f6ebf2010c96--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8f36e13e4724ef85b78e3f8cf077d036\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-8f36e13e4724ef85b78e3f8cf077d036-511383414-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n      DRAMATIC VIDEO: The Rest and Relax Inn wasn&#8217;t so peaceful as Hurricane #Isaias ripped the roof right off the building. Damaging winds knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers near Pensacola, FL. #Flwx https:\/\/t.co\/8urmNuV6y8<br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeatherNation\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@WeatherNation<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8f36e13e4724ef85b78e3f8cf077d036--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-64acf3325ca2bd64013afc27a2441501\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Although preliminary reports had not indicated any catastrophic damage like what came with Hurricane Michael in 2018, Collins cautioned officials were still assessing the situation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-64acf3325ca2bd64013afc27a2441501--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f2d7696a59975d9ed9929248e7d56802\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Florida Governor <strong>Ron DeSantis<\/strong> spoke in a news conference Saturday morning &#8230; urging people to stay safe over the next couple of days as flooding could remain for a while.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f2d7696a59975d9ed9929248e7d56802--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-52b780050292322428c71254edf8176f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>More than 5,000 National Guard members and hundreds of state guard personnel were on standby, while thousands of utility workers prepared to help restore power.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-52b780050292322428c71254edf8176f--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/10\/hurricane-isaias-slams-southeast-states\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post-Tropical Isaias Batters Florida, Leaves Residents in the Dark Published October 10, 2026 6:14 AM PDT Isaias slammed Florida like a &#8220;freight train&#8221; &#8230; according [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":365681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-365678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365678"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365680,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365678\/revisions\/365680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}