Person Dies in Alabama After Tree Falls on Home in Path of Hurricane Isaias, Authorities Say
The storm left more than 300,000 people without power as damaging winds reached 49 mph in Birmingham, officials said.
- On Saturday morning, one person died in Birmingham, Alabama, after a tree collapsed onto a home in the Huffman area during Post-Tropical Storm Isaias.
- Post-Tropical Storm Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, on Friday night before moving north across Alabama with damaging winds and heavy rain.
- Crews responding to the 1300 block of Monterey Drive found two people trapped inside the residence, where one person was pronounced dead and another injured; wind gusts in Birmingham topped 49 mph.
- Authorities reported a second death in Escambia County, Florida, bringing confirmed fatalities to at least two, as more than 300,000 residents were without power as of Saturday morning.
- The National Hurricane Center projects the system will continue dumping rain across the southeastern United States through Saturday before dissipating Sunday, according to forecasts.
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One person killed as Hurricane Isaias brings heavy rain, wind to Alabama
Hurricane Isaias caused severe damage in parts of southern Alabama Saturday and led to the death of at least one person in Birmingham. The storm made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, at approximately 8:30 p.m. CST Friday evening, bringing high winds and heavy rains throughout the state. Jefferson County Emergency Management […]
At least two people have died as Hurricane Isaias swept through the US states of Florida and Alabama. In both cases, a tree fell on a residential building. In Escambia County, Florida, a woman died after a tree fell on her home. The death was confirmed by Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons, who did not provide further details or the victim's identity. In Birmingham, Alabama, emergency services were called Saturday morning to reports of two peo…
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