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Thousands without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves north

SO THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN HERE AND PEOPLE KEEP GETTING IT WRONG SAYING IT IS JUST RAIN BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A MASSIVE DEAL BECAUSE ISAIAS IS TEARING THROUGH THE US! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED, WHICH IS HEARTBREAKING, TWO FROM TREES HITTING HOMES IN FLORIDA AND ALABAMA. ALMOST 400,000 PEOPLE LOST POWER ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA. NOW THE WHOLE THING IS MOVING NORTH INTO THE APPALACHIANS AND THE MID-ATLANTIC, AND THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING, TORNADOES IN PLACES LIKE RICHMOND AND DC, AND DANGEROUS SURF EVERYWHERE. IT IS NOT JUST A STORM, IT IS A LEGITIMATE WEATHER EVENT THAT IS LITERALLY SHUTTING DOWN ENTIRE REGIONS WHILE WE ARE STANDING HERE. THE STORM IS STILL MOVING AND THE FLOOD THREAT IS SERIOUS.

Hurricane Isaias has resulted in four deaths and left nearly 400,000 customers without power in Florida and Alabama as the storm moves north, bringing flood and tornado threats to the mid-Atlantic.

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