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The Latest: Isaias weakens after making landfall as Category 2 hurricane

US Florida Extreme Weather Isaias - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Isaias weakened quickly after making landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane Friday evening. Its powerful winds left hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle were without power early Saturday. It was the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.

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