{"id":425577,"date":"2026-10-12T14:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/425577\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:20:10","slug":"hurricane-isaias-leaves-trail-of-destruction-in-southeast-never-expected-to-be-77-years-old-and-go-through-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/425577\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Isaias leaves trail of destruction in Southeast: “Never expected to be 77 years old and go through this”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hurricane Isaias<\/a> left behind a trail of destruction from Florida’s Gulf Coast to the Carolinas over the weekend after slamming onto shore near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm. <\/p>\n

The storm made landfall<\/a> on Friday night and roared through the Southeast. At least two people were killed in Florida and two were killed in Alabama. <\/p>\n

Some of the most violent wind gusts from the hurricane were recorded 15 miles away from the coast, in Milton, Florida. The wind there took down a massive tree, which fell on top of a house. Phyllis Hennebery said she was in her room lying down when the tree fell. <\/p>\n

“I never expected to be 77 years old and go through this,” she said, showing CBS News destruction from the fallen tree in the ceiling above her.<\/p>\n

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Phyllis Hennebery shows where she was when a tree fell on her home in Milton, Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS News<\/p>\n

The hurricane shredded roofs off apartments and tore away walls that once enclosed bedrooms. On Monday morning, more than 150,000 customers in Florida were still without power, according to poweroutage.us<\/a>. More than 20,000 others were without power in Alabama.<\/p>\n

Pastor Jonathan Kaushal’s church group was handing out food and water after the storm.<\/p>\n

“Lots of people in need after the hurricane and so we just want to be there for the community,” he said.<\/p>\n

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A worker removes a tree that landed on a home when Hurricane Isaias passed through the area on Oct. 10, 2026, in Milton, Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The remnants of the storm also spun off at least eight confirmed tornadoes in Georgia and the Carolinas, including one that ripped off the roof of a home about 90 miles west of Charleston. <\/p>\n

In western North Carolina, more than half a foot of rain flooded roads.<\/p>\n

Tropical Storm Rachel impacts West Coast <\/p>\n

As Isaias moved through the Southeast, the West Coast was feeling the impact of another significant storm. What’s left of Tropical Storm Rachel sent massive 8-foot waves pounding beachfront homes south of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard rescued a man by helicopter who was trapped in a sailboat that ran onshore Sunday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Flooding also spread into southern Nevada, swamping the Las Vegas Strip. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Severe weather also slammed Utah during the Moab 240, a five-day-long ultramarathon. Around 70 runners were rescued by bus after they were stranded by dangerous floods.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

\n Go deeper with The Free Press\n <\/p>\n

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