4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast

At least four people were killed, and hundreds of thousands of others lost power after Hurricane Isaias struck the Florida Panhandle late Friday night and raced into Alabama. Two people died when trees fell onto homes in Escambia County, Fla., which includes Pensacola, and Birmingham, Ala., according to local officials. A man in Florida was found dead in his garage with a generator running, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, indicating he might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. A person in southeast Alabama died after a motor vehicle crash involving fallen trees in Barbour County, said Josh Johnson, a spokesman with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Towns across the region suffered damage, and downed trees and power lines made some roads impassable. Image A mobile home in Gulf Breeze, Fla., that was destroyed by the storm. Isaias left damage across the region, but destruction was not as widespread as many people had feared. Credit... Hilary Swift for The New York Times But many residents of the Panhandle, which was hit with winds surpassing 100 miles per hour, were relieved when they ventured outside on Saturday morning. Trees and fences had been toppled. Signs for restaurants and mini-golf courses had been knocked over, as had some R.V.s. Winds had crumpled garage doors and peeled away the siding and roofs on some homes. We are having trouble retrieving the article content. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in . Want all of The Times? Subscribe .