At Least Four Dead in Florida and Alabama After Hurricane Isaias Makes Landfall

There was at least one death on Friday night in Florida’s panhandle as a result of Hurricane Isaias hitting land.

Chip Simmons, who is the Sheriff of Escambia County, confirmed on Saturday that there was a death related to the hurricane.

Rescue units were sent to the home after a report of a fallen tree on Flagler Drive.

Fire rescue found the woman on Friday evening, after 8pm, soon after the storm made landfall.

The woman was inside her house, pinned under a tree. Authorities said she had no pulse and was unresponsive.

Her death is the first one that is confirmed in Florida related to the hurricane.

WFLA News 8 Reported:

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — At least one person in Florida was killed by Hurricane Isaias’ landfall in the Panhandle Friday night.

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons confirmed on Saturday morning that there had been a storm-related death.

ECSO said rescue units responded to a home on Flagler Drive after receiving a report of a fallen tree.

There was also a death reported in East Birmingham, Alabama when a tree fell on a home, killing one person.

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DEADLY STORM: At least one person has died as result of Post-Tropical Storm Isaias. FOX News Multimedia Reporter Asher Redd confirmed a tree fell on a home in East Birmingham, Alabama, killing one. He brings us the latest as conditions worsen from the storm’s impacts. https://t.co/XF1ugKHLX8

— FOX Weather (@foxweather) October 10, 2026

Update: The death toll has risen to four, NBC News reported.

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