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Some of the most violent wind gusts from the hurricane were recorded in Milton, Florida, where one woman said she was lying down in her room when a tree fell on her home.
Hurricane Isaias caused destruction across the US Southeast and Gulf Coast, with violent wind gusts recorded in Milton, Florida, and cleanup efforts underway in Florida and Alabama. Hundreds of thousands were left without power, according to reports.
Some of the most violent wind gusts from the hurricane were recorded in Milton, Florida, where one woman said she was lying down in her room when a tree fell on her home.
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane and has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone; cleanup and damage assessments are under way across the Florida Panhandle and Alabama, where at least four deaths and hundreds of thousands of power outages have been reported.
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Storm cleanup and damage assessments expanded from the Florida Panhandle to include Alabama.
Some of the most violent wind gusts from the hurricane were recorded in Milton, Florida, where one woman said she was lying down in her room when a tree fell on her home.
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