Hurricane Isaias

About 55,000 claims linked to the storm have been filed across the state, with the majority from the western Panhandle.

WUWF's Sandra Averhart spent some time in Santa Rosa County in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias speaking to residents about how the storm impacted them and how they're recovering thus far.

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watchers reported 17,609 hatchlings this season, compared to nearly 30,000 last year.

Florida is on track to reduce the drought as we finish the rainy season this month.

While some schools in the path of Isaias are starting to reopen, the state's top education official says others will wait until next week.

Hurricane Isaias brought the first hurricane strike to parts of Florida's central and eastern Panhandle since Michael in 2018. Eight years later, changes to North Florida's building standards are part of Michael's lasting legacy.

Local emergency personnel are working to clear smaller local roads and remove debris from residential areas. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed Isaias led to six deaths in the state.

UWF President Manny Diaz says campus buildings largely escaped hurricane damage, but power outages and fallen trees are delaying reopening. Homecoming plans remain uncertain.

The remnants of Isaias have brought heavy rain and flooding risks to parts of the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region. The storm, which hit Florida as a Category 2 hurricane, has caused at least four deaths.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall just outside of Pensacola on Friday. After reaching major hurricane status, the cyclone weakened before landfall.

"Right now I think clearing those trees, clearing the debris – that mission continues," Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday afternoon during a briefing in Fort Walton Beach.

Hurricane Isaias is linked to at least four deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. More than 390,000 people were without power as of Sunday morning.