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Hurricane Isaias downgraded after making landfall in Florida

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Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone the day after it made landfall along the northern Gulf Coast of Florida, bringing with it heavy rains and powerful winds.

Isaias - which is the first of the 2026 Atlantic season - is still surging across south-eastern parts of the US.

Hundreds of thousands of households in Florida, Alabama and Georgia are without power and each state declared a state of emergency. There are currently no warnings in places after they ended on Saturday.

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