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Hurricane Isaias Has Moved Inland, and the Danger Now Is Flooded Roads and No Power, Here’s What to Check Before You Drive Through the Southeast

Isaias came ashore near Destin as a Category 2 and is now a post-tropical storm. Rain of 4 to 15 inches and 668,000 outages are the problem for…

By Kevin Crow · Oct 10, 2026

Hurricane Isaias is no longer a hurricane, but the Southeast is not safe to drive through yet. The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, on the evening of 9 October as a Category 2, then weakened to a post-tropical cyclone over southern Alabama. Forecasters…

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Is it safe to travel to the Gulf Coast this weekend?

For the Panhandle and coastal Alabama, the answer is not yet: the evacuation orders, storm surge of 2 to 4 feet and widespread outages mean most visitor services are disrupted. In Destin, evacuation zones A and B were under mandatory orders, and the mayor…

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Where is the flood risk now?

The flood risk has moved inland and north, so a driver far from the beach can still be affected. The National Hurricane Center expects the remnants to cross Alabama into the Tennessee Valley, and the heaviest rain threatens the southern Appalachians, which is…

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What should you do if you are already driving there?

Do not drive through standing water, because depth and a washed-out road surface are impossible to judge from the car. The National Weather Service message is simple: turn around, do not drown. Plan your route around the live road closures published by each…

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What about your money and your insurance?

A storm that has already been named is a known event, and most travel policies will not cover a trip you bought insurance for after the storm was named. If you bought the policy before Isaias was named, read the section on weather and the section on mandatory…

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