Hurricane Isaias Leaves Downed Trees, Flooding, And Thousands Without Power Across Southeast, Metro Atlanta: At Least 2 Confirmed Dead

The U.S. Gulf Coast and inland Southeast are assessing a landscape of splintered trees, flooded roadways, and widespread blackouts this morning after Hurricane Isaias slammed into the Florida panhandle as a powerful Category 2 storm late Friday night, October 9, 2026.

The storm made landfall near Destin, Florida, packing sustained winds of 105 mph and pushing a life-threatening storm surge ashore. Though Isaias was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone as it moved further inland, the human and structural toll continues to rise: At least 2 people–in Florida and Alabama–have been confirmed dead as a result of the storm.

Metro Atlanta Battered by Inland Remnants

The danger did not stop at the coast. By early Saturday morning, the system’s expansive eastern flank began tearing through Metro Atlanta, bringing severe weather and disruption to communities like East Point.

Residents in East Point were buffeted by tropical storm-force wind gusts reaching 45 mph. Combined with saturated soils from hours of heavy rain, the winds uprooted trees across Fulton County, blocking major transit routes and snapping utility poles.

On Saturday, a massive fallen tree completely obstructed Dodson Drive, snapping utility poles and dragging live power lines into the roadway. Local authorities quickly cordoned off the area, advising residents to avoid the area as utility crews navigated moisture and wind to remove the obstruction.

Across the Southeast, the storm knocked out power to nearly 900,000 customers, with Florida bearing the brunt of the blackouts.

However, Georgia utility providers reported that roughly 100,000 residents lost power as the outer bands swept across the state line, leaving a number of neighborhoods across metro Atlanta and in East Point without power.

As of 1:45 P.M., about 27,000 people were without power across the state.