What did Hurricane Isaias do to Florida? Take a look at the damage

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What did Hurricane Isaias do to Florida? Take a look at the damage

Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Destin as a Category 2 storm, bringing wind gusts of more than 110 mph to the Florida Panhandle before weakening into a post-tropical cyclone.

Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power as emergency response teams work to assess and clear damage, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

“Although the center of the storm has moved out of the state, the threat of flooding remains,” Desantis said in a briefing on Saturday morning. He said there could be four to eight inches of rain across the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend this weekend.

As of 7 a.m., about 448,000 households and businesses were without power, including 323,000 Florida Power & Light customers and 110,000 customers served by various cooperatives across Northwest Florida, DeSantis said.

Several counties reported widespread outages, with more than 80% of customers without power in some areas. Santa Rosa County had the highest rate at 90%, followed by Holmes County at 89%, Washington County at 86%, Walton County at 85%, Escambia County at 75% and Okaloosa County at 53%.

DeSantis said the state has not confirmed any reported deaths so far, but added that could change.

All state-owned bridges have been reopened for travel, along with the Interstate 10 and U.S. 98.