At least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and Alabama
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Isaias was downgraded to a post-tropical storm hours after making landfall. By 5 a.m. local time on Saturday, its sustained winds had dropped to 35 mph, as the system sped its way through Alabama.

"Multiple trees and power lines are down across the county," tweeted the emergency management agency in Jefferson County, Ala. It told residents to "avoid unnecessary travel if possible while crews clear roads and restore service."

But the storm's effects extended for hundreds of miles. By around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, the system sent a long band of powerful thunder storms up the center of Georgia. And as the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network notes, forecasters warn that tornadoes could spin off of the system, causing further havoc far from the Gulf Coast.

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