Isaias weakens after making landfall in US Gulf Coast as hurricane

More than 664,000 customers in Florida and Alabama have been left without power as Isaias downs trees, power lines.

A house is battered by the strong winds and storm surge of Hurricane Isaias in Pensacola, Florida, on October 9, 2026. [AFP]

Hurricane Isaias has crashed into the United States Gulf Coast before losing speed and turning into a post-tropical storm as it moved over southern Alabama, threatening flash flooding and strong winds farther inland.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday that Isaias is about 89km (55 miles) south-southwest of Montgomery, with maximum ⁠sustained winds of 100 kilometres per hour (65 ⁠miles per hour).

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When it made landfall near Destin, Florida, as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 169km/h (105mph), the agency said.

Roads in Destin were flooded, while in nearby Pensacola, police warned residents to stay off the streets because of debris across roadways.

While the extent of the damage was not immediately known, many area residents posted pictures online of downed trees and power lines, and one social media video showed a roof being ripped off an inn in Pensacola.

A man tries to push a car as waves wash over the road ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in Englewood, Florida, US, October 9, 2026. [Englewood Area Fire Control District via Facebook/Handout via Reuters]

Some Panhandle counties temporarily suspended their emergency response on Friday night because of dangerous conditions.

Parts of southern Alabama were also flooded, with officials in Mobile reporting downed trees and power lines.

Roads in Houston County, which is in the southeastern corner of the state, were closed because of similar conditions.

More than 664,000 customers in Florida and Alabama were without power early Saturday, according to poweroutage.com.

One of the biggest concerns is a storm surge that could reach 0.91-1.52 metres (3-5ft) from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to Florida’s Aucilla River, according to the hurricane centre.

The storm grounded most Friday flights at several airports, including all flights in and out of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport.

Hotel guests are assisted using flashlights as electricity went off shortly before Hurricane Isaias’ landfall in Pensacola, Florida, on October 9, 2026. [AFP]

Asked about hurricane preparations, President Donald Trump ⁠told reporters outside the White House, “We’re watching it very ⁠closely, the hurricane,” adding that it was “under control”.

Florida’s National Guard deployed about 5,000 soldiers and airmen to help with the response, with search-and-rescue teams ready to respond, while some prisons evacuated inmates.

“Emergency declarations have ‌been approved in Florida and Alabama to ensure federal resources are available to respond to Isaias,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on X, as residents ‌were urged to take shelter and watch out for hurricane conditions.

Another tropical storm, Rachel, was also expected to bring strong winds and rain to northern Mexico and Southern California over the weekend.

And Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrelled towards Mexico’s coast early on Saturday.

The NHC said Simon’s maximum sustained winds increased to 225km/h (140mph). A storm of that strength or greater is considered a major hurricane.

Simon is expected to bring heavy rainfall over parts of southwestern Mexico, possibly concentrated along the coast of Jalisco and in parts of Michoacan, Colima, and Nayarit.

Forecasters warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

Workers cordon off a petrol pump with yellow tape at a gas station in Navarre, Florida, on October 9, 2026, as Hurricane Isaias moves north toward the Florida Panhandle. [AFP]

飓风伊萨亚斯吹倒树木和电线，导致佛罗里达州和阿拉巴马州超过 66.4 万用户断电。

2026年10月9日，飓风伊萨亚斯带来的强风和风暴潮袭击了佛罗里达州彭萨科拉的一栋房屋。[法新社]

飓风伊萨亚斯袭击了美国墨西哥湾沿岸，随后速度减弱，在向阿拉巴马州南部移动的过程中变成了后热带风暴，并威胁着内陆地区，可能引发山洪暴发和强风。

美国国家飓风中心（NHC）周六表示，伊萨亚斯飓风位于蒙哥马利西南偏南约 89 公里（55 英里）处，最大持续风速为每小时 100 公里（每小时 65 英里）。

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该机构称，伊萨亚斯飓风作为大西洋飓风季的第一个飓风，在佛罗里达州德斯廷附近登陆时，最大持续风速为 169 公里/小时（105 英里/小时）。

德斯廷的道路被洪水淹没，而在附近的彭萨科拉，警方警告居民不要上街，因为道路上有碎片。

虽然损失程度尚不清楚，但许多当地居民在网上发布了树木倒塌和电线杆倒塌的照片，一段社交媒体视频显示彭萨科拉一家旅馆的屋顶被掀翻。

2026年10月9日，在美国佛罗里达州恩格尔伍德，一名男子试图推一辆汽车，此时飓风伊萨亚斯即将到来，巨浪正涌上道路。[恩格尔伍德地区消防控制区通过Facebook发布/路透社供图]

由于情况危险，佛罗里达州狭长地带的部分县于周五晚间暂时中止了应急响应。

阿拉巴马州南部部分地区也发生洪水，莫比尔市官员报告称有树木和电线杆倒塌。

位于该州东南角的休斯顿县的道路也因类似情况而封闭。

据 poweroutage.com 网站报道，周六清晨，佛罗里达州和阿拉巴马州超过 66.4 万用户断电。

据飓风中心称，最令人担忧的问题之一是风暴潮，从阿拉巴马州多芬岛到佛罗里达州奥西拉河，风暴潮可能达到 0.91-1.52 米（3-5 英尺）。

这场风暴导致周五多个机场的大部分航班停飞，包括德斯廷-沃尔顿堡海滩机场的所有进出港航班。

2026年10月9日，飓风伊萨亚斯登陆佛罗里达州彭萨科拉前不久，酒店停电，工作人员用手电筒为酒店客人提供帮助。[法新社]

当被问及飓风防灾准备情况时，唐纳德·特朗普总统在白宫外告诉记者：“我们正在密切关注飓风”，并补充说飓风“在控制之中”。

佛罗里达州国民警卫队部署了约 5000 名士兵和空军人员协助应对，搜救队随时待命，一些监狱也疏散了囚犯。

“佛罗里达州和阿拉巴马州已批准紧急状态声明，以确保联邦资源能够应对伊萨亚斯飓风，”国土安全部长马克韦恩·穆林在X频道表示，同时敦促居民寻找避难所并注意飓风情况。

预计另一个热带风暴“瑞秋”也将在周末给墨西哥北部和南加州带来强风暴雨。

周六清晨，西蒙飓风增强为威力强大的四级飓风，向墨西哥海岸逼近。

美国国家飓风中心表示，西蒙飓风的最大持续风速已增强至225公里/小时（140英里/小时）。强度达到或超过此级别的风暴被认为是大型飓风。

预计西​​蒙将给墨西哥西南部部分地区带来强降雨，降雨可能集中在哈利斯科州沿海地区以及米却肯州、科利马州和纳亚里特州的部分地区。

预报员警告称，可能发生危及生命的洪水和泥石流。

2026年10月9日，飓风伊萨亚斯向北逼近佛罗里达州狭长地带，工人们在佛罗里达州纳瓦拉的一家加油站用黄色警戒线封锁了一个加油泵。[法新社]